From: [email-masked] (Cheng Cheng)
Date: Sat, 14 May 94 15:40:58 CDT

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Dear Fellow Chinese:

I received something over the Internet. The material is self-explanatory. 
To my knowledge, not only Asian Indian permanent residents, but also many
fellow Chinese suffer the same. The two Bills benefit them a great deal.
Please help, by signing the two petition letters and distributing them 
to your friends, neighbors, etc. Thanks a bunch!

Best wishes,

Cheng
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Action-India: Call For Action (20)
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   It now takes almost three years for permanent residents to bring their
spouses and children over to the United States; a bill has been
introduced in the Congress to partially alleviate this suffering, by
allowing temporary visits by spouses and children. This bill, if passed,
would benefit the entire Indian community for generations; please act
immediately and help muster huge support for this move.

   Action-India is sending the letters attached below to several United
States Representatives and Senators, requesting them to support the
Spousal and Children Immigration Bill of 1993.

   Action-India welcomes you and your relatives, friends and neighbors
in the United States to be signatories to this letter.

**********

To be a signatory to the 2 letters attached below:

   Please send e-mail to [email-masked]

   Mention the subject as "Immigration"

   Send your e-mail on or before Tuesday, the 24th May 1994.

   The e-mail message should have the particulars of each signatory in
the following 3-line format:

Full Name, E-Mail Address (if any), Home Telephone Number
Street Address, Apt.#, City, State ZipCode
Occupation, Name of Organization/Institution

   Please get as many signatories from your family/neighborhood as
you can; arrange one three-line response after another, with one blank
line in between.

   The body of your e-mail should not have anything besides these 3 lines
per signatory.

-- Lalitesh Katragadda
   Region 1 Coordinator, Action India
   [email-masked], (412)681-5149

****** Text of Action-India's Immigration letter to Representatives *****

Dear Honorable Representative .....,

   Action-India is a worldwide, non-profit, voluntary organization of
people of Indian origin residing outside India, that conveys the views
of the Indian community to lawmakers and leaders of representative
governments.

   A void that exists in the current immigration policy, has resulted in
permanent resident aliens -- those who have come into this country
legally and are gainfully employed -- being separated from their spouses
and children, often for several years. We request you to co-sponsor the
Spousal and Children Immigration Bill (H.R.3182) introduced by Rep. Frank
Pallone, which would help alleviate this situation.

   This legislation would permit the spouses and children of permanent
residents to enter the United States on temporary visits, while they are
waiting to reach priority list for immigration in the family preference
category (the current waiting period is nearly three years). Presently,
with few exceptions, the families are denied even routine visitor visas.

   This country has been exemplary in her concern for the immigrant who
enters legally, obeys the law, works hard, and pursues the American
Dream. The United States immigration policy has consistently prioritized
family unification; the present Administration unequivocally supports it
(President Clinton's speech on Immigration Policy, 27 July 1993). This
bill would only reinforce that policy. It provides a temporary reprieve,
without increasing the number of immigrants admitted annually. Also, it
would not have any impact on the work-force, since visitors are not
eligible to work, and students will continue to be issued non-immigrant
visas according to the existing rules. Moreover, since the permanent
residents already have a stable source of income, the visiting families
would not increase the burden on Social Welfare Programs.

   This bill is designed to correct an inequity, by permitting the
permanent resident's family to visit the United States, a privilege
granted to 20 million foreigners each year. It establishes a "dual
intent" provision similar to that existing for "H" and "L" visa holders
-- namely, the fact that an immigrant visa petition may have been filed
on behalf of an alien spouse or child of a permanent resident, does not
constitute evidence of intent to immigrate to the United States.

   Permanent residents comprise a vital part of the work-force in key
sectors of the economy. Individually, and as a group, they contribute
significantly to the vitality, prosperity and well-being of the nation.
This bill would help develop a more motivated, committed and happier
work-force, without any extra cost whatsoever. By removing the stresses
which long family separation entails, this move would result in
significant economic gains to the nation, by way of increased
productivity. Major hi-tech corporations have expressed support for this
move as it impacts many of their key employees. This bill would not tax
the economy in any way, as it has foolproof provisions to prevent
potential abuse; if a person overstays the authorized period, he or she
would be ineligible for an immigrant visa for a period of upto one year,
after his or her priority date has been reached.

   We therefore urge you to co-sponsor this humanitarian legislation and
support the unification of families of permanent resident aliens. You may
kindly contact Ted Loud or Kapil Sharma at Rep. Frank Pallone's office at
225-4671. Thank you.

   We welcome any communication with Action-India, which may kindly be
directed to its Region 1 Coordinator, Lalitesh Katragadda

Sincerely,

for Action-India

********* Text of Action-India's Immigration letter to Senators *********

Dear Honorable Senator .....,

   Action-India is a worldwide, non-profit, voluntary organization of
people of Indian origin residing outside India, that conveys the views
of the Indian community to lawmakers and leaders of representative
governments.

   A void that exists in the current immigration policy, has resulted in
permanent resident aliens -- those who have come into this country
legally and are gainfully employed -- being separated from their spouses
and children, often for several years. We request you to co-sponsor the
Spousal and Children Immigration Bill (S.618) introduced by Sen. Donald
Riegle Jr., which would help alleviate this situation.

   This legislation would permit the spouses and children of permanent
residents to enter the United States on temporary visits, while they are
waiting to reach priority list for immigration in the family preference
category (the current waiting period is nearly three years). Presently,
with few exceptions, the families are denied even routine visitor visas.

   This country has been exemplary in her concern for the immigrant who
enters legally, obeys the law, works hard, and pursues the American
Dream. The United States immigration policy has consistently prioritized
family unification; the present Administration unequivocally supports it
(President Clinton's speech on Immigration Policy, 27 July 1993). This
bill would only reinforce that policy. It provides a temporary reprieve,
without increasing the number of immigrants admitted annually. Also, it
would not have any impact on the work-force, since visitors are not
eligible to work, and students will continue to be issued non-immigrant
visas according to the existing rules. Moreover, since the permanent
residents already have a stable source of income, the visiting families
would not increase the burden on Social Welfare Programs.

   This bill is designed to correct an inequity, by permitting the
permanent resident's family to visit the United States, a privilege
granted to 20 million foreigners each year. It establishes a "dual
intent" provision similar to that existing for "H" and "L" visa holders
-- namely, the fact that an immigrant visa petition may have been filed
on behalf of an alien spouse or child of a permanent resident, does not
constitute evidence of intent to immigrate to the United States.

   Permanent residents comprise a vital part of the work-force in key
sectors of the economy. Individually, and as a group, they contribute
significantly to the vitality, prosperity and well-being of the nation.
This bill would help develop a more motivated, committed and happier
work-force, without any extra cost whatsoever. By removing the stresses
which long family separation entails, this move would result in
significant economic gains to the nation, by way of increased
productivity. Major hi-tech corporations have expressed support for this
move as it impacts many of their key employees. This bill would not tax
the economy in any way, as it has foolproof provisions to prevent
potential abuse; if a person overstays the authorized period, he or she
would be ineligible for an immigrant visa for a period of upto one year,
after his or her priority date has been reached.

   We therefore urge you to co-sponsor this humanitarian legislation and
support the unification of families of permanent resident aliens.
Thank you.

   We welcome any communication with Action-India, which may kindly be
directed to its Region 1 Coordinator, Lalitesh Katragadda

Sincerely,

for ACTION-INDIA