The Department of Homeland Security has been called on by House Democrats to end the family detention program. The Democrats are proposing to visit 2 centers where the illegal immigrants are being held currently in the state of Texas.
Next week some House members will travel to the detention centers, which have been criticized for being jail-like facilities.
Apart from curtailed freedom and existence in poor sanitary and health conditions concern has been expressed about the mental effects that the women and children will suffer in the state of detention; this feeling was expressed by lawmakers.
In a letter to the Department of Homeland Security last month, the House Democrats stated that the detained population was largely made up of refugees fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries.
Detaining children, it was said enhances the past trauma and can have serious, long-lasting impacts on psychological health as these children were already victims of abuse.
The department claims the program was designed to stop other immigrants from entering the country illegally. In a statement at the time, an agency spokeswoman said the well-being of detained families, particularly children, was of “paramount importance” and that detention centers currently operated in a transparent environment.
It is well known all over the world that America has a long history of providing assistance and sustenance to those who come to her shores. The country has always supported hard work and labor, and persevering individuals whose lives are led with dignity.
According to the latest U S Census data the two largest demographic groups are Asians and Hispanics, but the fact is that the two largest demographic groups are “disproportionately poor enough to qualify for public assistance; the rate of “Asians or Pacific Islanders” who are poor enough to qualify for government assistance is nearly half-again higher than that for “non-Hispanic whites.” And the rate for Hispanics is nearly triple.
Yet America is increasingly failing to fulfill that promise to traditionally disadvantaged black, Hispanic, Asian, veteran, disabled and younger Americans. Several factors foster unemployment in these communities, including but not limited to, poor education, criminal justice system disparities, biases, racial diversity challenges and immigration problems.
The Census gives an example that Asian and Hispanic U.S. residents are not faring well in the fourth decade of the greatest wave of immigration in American history. 17.8 percent of Asians or Pacific Islanders receive means-tested government assistance, compared with 13.2 percent for non-Hispanic whites.
For those who wish to adjust status in the United States of America or apply for an immigration visa from abroad it is necessary to take the Immigration Medical Exam. It is next to impossible to obtain the Green Card or to be able to adjust status without a medical examination.
The Green Card Medical can be conducted by a doctor who is approved by the USCIS, or the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. For those who are taking the Examination inside the country a list of USCIS-approved Civil Surgeons can be found on the USCIS website, or they can log onto www.easyime.com. easyIME provides free services to applicants, and an appointment with a most-preferred Surgeon can be fixed up online.
Before the application of temporary or permanent residency is approved applicants for the Green Card are required to furnish proof of treatment and submit evidence of follow up tests. Children may be required to give additional requirements. The Immigration Medical is generally valid for a period of 1 year. Immigrants who are legal residents but who are changing status to U S citizens may be asked to re-take the Green Card Medical. The results of the Medical will be presented to an Immigration Officer, shared with certain health care departments or other public health authorities.
An applicant engaged in the process for a Green Card needs to at the final stages, submit to the Medical Exam for Immigration. This is how it goes….
In order to get through to the final stages of the Green Card process, the applicant must undergo a medical examination. The main purpose behind this exercise is to ensure that the applicant is not inadmissible to the United States on public health grounds.
CAN YOU GO THROUGH THE GREEN CARD MEDICAL WITH YOUR PERSONAL DOCTOR OR PHYSICIAN?
The applicant cannot simply get the exam taken at the personal doctor’s. The Medical can only be conducted by specially designated doctors, appointed specifically by USCIS, or the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, the officiating body for immigration in the United States. Civil Surgeons approved by USCIS undergo special training about immigration issues and are instructed at each level of the Immigration Medical process.
HOW DOES ONE ACCESS THE LIST OF USCIS CIVIL SURGEONS?
The Green Card applicant can access the list of Civil Surgeons from the USCIS website in his or her area, or, as an alternative make an online appointment through the www.easyime.com website, a service that helps Green Card aspirants to take the examination.
