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H.R. 1397, To provide for immigration relief in the case of certain immigrants who are innocent victims of immigration fraud (9 comments ↓)

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H.R. 1397 would provide for immigration relief in the case of certain immigrants who are innocent victims of immigration fraud.

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Anonymous

May 4, 2007, 11:34am (report abuse)

It is inconceivable to punish immigrants for a crime that they had no knowledge of. The INS agent and the brokers should be held more responsible for this crime.

Anonymous

June 18, 2007, 1:15pm (report abuse)

The INS agent who originally orchestrated this fraud managed to avoid jail time and received a mere fine and probation. That's pathetic! How could the government punish the people that were victimized by the fraudsters?

Sam S.

June 18, 2007, 1:22pm (report abuse)

I think this is a great bill. I was born here but I would be pretty mad because my whole family had to get deported because the government found a flaw with great grandparents' documentation.

Craig Russo

June 18, 2007, 6:12pm (report abuse)

Good bill. It's got my vote*

Greg

September 10, 2007, 9:43am (report abuse)

Give me a break. They were trying to fraudulently apply and knew about it. Now, they want to be perceived as innocent victims. I agree that it is pathetic that the agent was slapped on the wrist, but there are two sides to blame - the unethical government worker and the people willing to buy green cards and naturalization - they should not be rewarded.

Shinji

July 10, 2008, 4:21pm (report abuse)

To Greg: Give you a break. You don't even know the details to this situation. The people didn't know about the fraud; thus, they are referred to as "victims." Read the article http://articles.latimes.com/2003/jan/06/local/me-koreans6 before you make any dumb-ass remarks. The INS agent and even the broker admitted that none of the victims knew about the fraud.

Frank

July 14, 2008, 7:30pm (report abuse)

Amnesty isn't the answer, but immigrants shouldn't be punished for the fraud that was perpetrated by the INS agent. The government need to propose a better plan to not jeopardize itself but to also help these immigrants.

Peter Cannavaro

July 14, 2008, 7:34pm (report abuse)

Why don't they just review each case on a individual basis? If they came here legally and was unlucky to be screwed in this fraud, they should be just granted a special visa to be able to work towards their residency. Why are they making this more complicated than it really is?

Bill

July 28, 2008, 6:49pm (report abuse)

Read the article http://articles.latimes.com/2003/jan/06/local/me-koreans6

"....But Lee, who is out of prison, said none of his 50 clients knew of the bribes. “They thought they were paying for their cases to be expedited,” he said. “As far as they knew, it was all legal. The bribes were between me and Leland Sustaire.”

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