This is a sad story. I hope they find a satisfactory conclusion to it. A man who gives his life for his country should not have his widow and child thrown out of the country he died for.
http://www.military.com/news/article/law-says-marine-widow-cant-stay-in-us.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS
EDIT: If you decide to contact your Congress member, the House Bill is: H.R.3182, Title: For the relief of Hotaru Nakama Ferschke. It is currently languishing in the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, lacking even a cosponsor. Unacceptable.
http://www.military.com/news/article/law-says-marine-widow-cant-stay-in-us.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS
I'm going to write my Congress critters. If you feel the same, perhaps you could do so too.MARYVILLE, Tenn. -- Hotaru Ferschke just wants to raise her 8-month-old son in his grandparents' Tennessee home, surrounded by photos and memories of the father he'll never meet: a Marine who died in combat a month after marrying her from thousands of miles away.
Sgt. Michael Ferschke was killed in Iraq in 2008, leaving his widow and infant son, both Japanese citizens, in immigration limbo: A 1950s legal standard meant to curb marriage fraud means U.S. authorities do not recognize the marriage, even though the military does.
EDIT: If you decide to contact your Congress member, the House Bill is: H.R.3182, Title: For the relief of Hotaru Nakama Ferschke. It is currently languishing in the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, lacking even a cosponsor. Unacceptable.
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