Dear media professionals:
Happy Martin Luther King's day!
Do you know that there are thousands of people worked in America like slaves? They are Hi-tech alien workers. They worked in USA legally with H1B visa, and waited desperately for their green cards for 5-10 years in the same job position and same company according to green card application process.
The Labor Certificate from Department of Labor is the first step in the procedure. Backlog Elimination Center is a division of it which is very famous for its slow and ineffective Labor Certificate processing.
According to the law, if H1B workers are unemployed for any reason, they and their family will have to leave USA and also say goodbye to their green card. It is not easy nowadays to hold the same job for 5-10 years.
Somebody wrote the following poem on Internet. Please let American people and politicians know their pain and desperation. After all, they made very important contributions to this country.
Thank you very much
I HAVE A DREAM
(Under the inspiration of the spirit of Martin Luther King, I wrote the poem.)
I have a dream.
I dreamed that after 8 years of hardworking and legal staying in this country I got my green card approved.
I dreamed that whenever a recruiter called me and asked my working status,
I could tell him that I don't need a visa sponsorship.
I dreamed that I should have known that I need 8+ years to get my green card, I should have known it 8 years ago,
when I was still young,
when I was able to move freely to another country without worrying about the family root nowadays.
I have a dream.
I dreamed I could work like other American workers, not like a slave.
I dreamed I could leave my employer when I had a better opportunity instead of working on the same position and salary for 8 years just for that green card.
I dreamed I could be promoted instead of worrying for 8 years that my employer can suspend or delay my green card application.
I dreamed that I don't have to worry everyday in 8 years that if I'm unemployed, I have to leave this country and kiss my green card application goodbye.
I have a dream.
I dreamed there is never such a cruel thing called Backlog Elimination Center.
I dreamed Ms. Elaine Chao as a daughter of an Immigrant family knew how hard it is to work and live legally in this country without a green card.
I dreamed some people working in DOL could appreciate other people's life because 8 years for a family is definitely an important portion of whole life.
I dreamed that 8 years of hard working can convince DOL that there is no other American worker can fit the job I am working on, hence they will issue me a labor certificate as the first step in my green card application.
I have a dream.
I dreamed that legal employment based immigrants don't have to stick to the same job position and same company for 8 years before they can get their green card.
I have a dream.
I dreamed that I could have the courage of Martin Luther King to speak out our issues and let everybody in this country know the issues.
I dreamed that the people of this country could feel our pain and respect our hard working and services for this country for so many years.