I haven’t posted in a while, but it’s my mom’s birthday. No lyrics or deep remembrances this year. Just some pictures of her on various birthdays and me sitting on my couch wearing her glasses, her HS class ring, and my tattoo for her (in various combinations.)
Do you think that this is really a thing that occurred?
If so, it’s the sweetest.
(Or, at the very least; it’s just a very creative story and I liked reading it.)
(Also: Please try not to get that drunk and then walk around alone afterwards.)
Oh, geez. I’ve sort of been in this situation before (back in Asbury Park) on my 25th birthday, but had two good, less drunk friends with me - though they were visiting from out of town and couldn’t confirm where I lived. We came upon a gentleman who we are pretty sure just wanted to get with my friend, but did not and left like a gentleman after depositing us in my apartment.
I can’t even imagine this in Fishtown. So glad there’s a good guy roaming our neighborhood.
-The U visa is most frequently used for victims of human trafficking. That means there were 10,000 victims of human trafficking or similar crimes who came forward in the last fiscal year. That’s atrocious.
-Why is there a statutory limit on these? I know we’re super close to the end of the government fiscal year, so it’s better that this news comes now rather than any time earlier than three weeks shy of the cut-off, but do we really need to penalize people who don’t timely-file applications when they are largely in life or death situations?
-Which leads me to …. Asylum. The grant of Asylee status has no statutory limit. Are the beneficiaries of U visas (re: most often victim of human traffickers or similar) not asylees? They run great risk in their home countries and are most often poor individuals with no third-country standing. So why the distinction?
I get and appreciate that programs like the S and U visas are important and beneficial. But are we really so xenophobic and chauvinistic as to set limitations here? “Oh, your story is terrible and I know you’ll be sentenced to death in your home country, but this other one is more compelling” OR “FUCK. AIN’T THAT THE TRUTH. But, alas, you filed a day later than this other person. So - sorry - better luck next year. ”
