Sadly. on August 7th of this year. the U.S. embassies in East Africa were the target of statesponsored terrorism backed by financier Osama Bin Laden. Fighting terrorism is a complex and very. very difficult task. and in the aftermath of every sinister terrorist act a rebuilding process must occur to restructure buildings. send food and shelter and rehabilitate the lives of the victimized men. women and children. so I am pleased to hear that the U.S. will extend a helping hand to the innocent victims during this tragic period. Our immigration process is oftentimes complicated. as we know. It is mired with confusion and. at many times. is discriminatory. The annual diversity visa lottery permits 50.000 applicants from countries that are underrepresented in legal immigration to qualify for a U.S. immigrant visa. At the time of the bombings. hundreds of visa applicants were suspended because of lack of manpower to operate our counselor services. The temporary closure meant that applicants were unable to process their visas. One story that has particular meaning to me was from a young lady named Maritee who lived in Nairobi. She had told her family she was looking forward to coming to the United States of America with her sister.
Keywords matched
visa immigrant visas immigration