"John W." wrote:

> Raj Feridun wrote:
>  > On 6 Jul 2004 06:45:08 -0700, worthj1970@yahoo.com (John W.) wrote:
>  >
>  >
>  > I would agree with that assessment. The exception, of course, is when
>  >  there is a sufficient public fuss that the actions of the
>  > Immigration Department are perceived negatively and they give in and
>  > are compelled to be "compassionate".
>  >
> It looks like everything is working out for her.

IF she can somehow "prove" to government officials during their inquiry
that there are not relatives to take care of her in her own country, or
they simply cave while mumbling some excuse for not enforcing their so
called law. These geniuses allow citizens to adopt foreigners without
granting them the right to even live in the country.

> I just wonder how many other situations like this are out there that we
> don't here about.

Considering the number of people who get deported who are not alleged
criminals in any way other than visa violation, I am sure it must be in the
thousands in total, if not in a single year.

This girl truly is fortunate that she attracts sympathy and positive media
exposure akin to propaganda, normally afforded to survivors of North Korean
abduction or their families, no matter how demanding they may be. (I have
even seen the girl's Japanese called "fluent" in print. If that is "fluent"
there is no wonder that I can go for entire years (record was between four
and five years, but right after that it was a single month) without people
treating me strangely or asking if I am foreign. I can't even remember the
last time.) I hope she stays, but there are other people who tried to be of
service to society who could be arrested or killed if sent back to their
own countries they escaped from, who have been denied legal residence
(outside detention) or asylum for years, and others who never get it.