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I am a mother of 3 American boys. My children want to come back home, which is immposible right now. They are missing the friends and school. I decide to fight for them. If you can dream it, you can do it - I belive of the power of love.
I start to write to all governors and also to Mr. President Obama, but I know they are not interested of my story.
What a mother can do?
Now is the time to show You my family story. I am lookign also for a good lawyer who can help make my kids dream come true. The money I need for him and to cover all fees of immigration matters. With all my heart THANK YOU.
PS. I will put all updates :)
... My name is Justyna Kotowiecka. I am a Polish citizen residing in Norway and the mother of three American-born young boys. I am writing this letter to seek your clemency because you are my last hope in bringing my American children back home.
My husband and I came to the United States of America in 2000 for a visit. None of us thought about settling down in the US for a long time. Unfortunately, plans and ideas have nothing to do with reality. Just before September 11th terrorist attack, my husband's employer offered us work sponsorship in the hopes to get us a permanent residency in the US. While waiting for the documents, our first son, Victor, was born in 2002, in Florida.
I stopped working, and the duty to care for the family fell on my husband. Feeling tremendous pressure of uncertainty of immigrant life, such as the inability to extend my driver's license, working odd, unfulfilling jobs, made us think about returning to Poland.
In addition, our lawyer had informed us that despite the good intentions of the employer, my husband and I would not qualify for Green Cards due to our initial illegal immigration status.
In the midst of all this, I found out that I was pregnant with our second child. Convinced even more, I returned to Poland. My husband was supposed to join us in Poland just before the baby's birth. However, during an ultrasound, my obstetrician in Poland discovered an abnormality in the baby's position and strongly recommended to return to the US for medical reasons. After long debates, I chose our child's well being and eight months pregnant and with my oldest son in my arms, I arrived on American soil again.
Looking back, I think that God gave me a second chance by letting me in the US. In 2004, our second son, Andrew, was born in Florida. Shortly after, I began working and studying English and accounting. I started to meet people, work, and raise my children in the love for this country. In 2007, our third son, Michael, was born. We felt complete as a family. My husband had been working for the same company, I also taught in Polish Saturday school. Our children started school, and our life looked good on the surface.
However, my husband's and my illegal status kept us awake at night. The thoughts of what would happen to our children if we get deported invaded our minds permanently. Unable to bear the burden and the fear of an illegal immigrant's life, in 2009, after almost ten years living in the US, we made the most difficult decision of our life to leave the country.
We returned to our homeland, Poland, and for three long years tried to make ends meet up there. Our three US- born and only English-speaking children did not understand the seriousness of the situation and kept asking every day when they would return back home to Florida. After many hardships and inability to support the family in Poland, my husband finally found a job in Norway, and shortly after, I moved there with the boys.
Five months ago we first heard the news that President Barack Obama is planning an amnesty for illegal immigrants. Of course, the amnesty will only apply to those living in America. I regret that the fear of deportation made me leave this wonderful country, where our three children were born. I began to think again how much I have hurt my children by taking them away from their homeland and depriving them of growing up in the only place they have called home.
Norway, which is a rich and stable country, cannot replace for boys their homeland. I know though that sooner or later they will come back home. However, after long years of living outside of the US, they will feel like outcasts in their own country. I cannot return to the U.S. until 2019. I cannot even bring my children here on vacation. I don't even know if after a ten-year penalty, I will even be able to get an entry visa to visit the US.
I am writing this story not to complain but to seek your compassion. I also understand that decisions bear consequences. I also know that there are many families who are in the similar situation. Thousands of innocent American children grow up outside their country in the hope to return one day. However, after a long absence and the cultural differences will they be able to adjust? Will their love for America be the same? Will they be able to forgive their parents for their foolish mistakes of taking them away from their motherland? Will they be able to love America again and have a happy family of their own?
After turning 21, will they still be able to sponsor their parents so that they could visit them in the US?
Mr. President: In your Immigration Reform, have you considered people like us? In ten years from now, it will be too late for my husband and me to return to the US. Now we are in our primetime, and we can work hard to repay the debt of gratitude as long as we get this crucial chance for us. Is there a possibility that we, the former illegal immigrants, deprived of the opportunity to apply for a visa for 10 years, be allowed an earlier return? Could we safely bring our children home and raise them in their homeland? I teach my children to be righteous, just, and honest. I have explained to them that I am responsible for the consequences why they cannot return home. It hurts me that children suffer unjustly for my foolishness.
However, I teach them that every mistake can and must be repaired and one can never give up the dream. Walt Disney has said, "If you can dream about something, one day you can achieve it."
I thank you for your time and for reading my letter to the end. If you can help in any way, remember, that you will change the lives of three wonderful boys forever.
Forever grateful yours, Justyna Kotowiecka "“ An illegal immigrant, the mother of three American boys, Victor, Andrzej and Michal, looking for a way to return to the U.S. and the opportunity to educate her children in their ho
I am a mother of 3 American boys. My children want to come back home, which is immposible right now. They are missing the friends and school. I decide to fight for them. If you can dream it, you can do it - I belive of the power of love.
I start to write to all governors and also to Mr. President Obama, but I know they are not interested of my story.
What a mother can do?
Now is the time to show You my family story. I am lookign also for a good lawyer who can help make my kids dream come true. The money I need for him and to cover all fees of immigration matters. With all my heart THANK YOU.
PS. I will put all updates :)
... My name is Justyna Kotowiecka. I am a Polish citizen residing in Norway and the mother of three American-born young boys. I am writing this letter to seek your clemency because you are my last hope in bringing my American children back home.
My husband and I came to the United States of America in 2000 for a visit. None of us thought about settling down in the US for a long time. Unfortunately, plans and ideas have nothing to do with reality. Just before September 11th terrorist attack, my husband's employer offered us work sponsorship in the hopes to get us a permanent residency in the US. While waiting for the documents, our first son, Victor, was born in 2002, in Florida.
I stopped working, and the duty to care for the family fell on my husband. Feeling tremendous pressure of uncertainty of immigrant life, such as the inability to extend my driver's license, working odd, unfulfilling jobs, made us think about returning to Poland.
In addition, our lawyer had informed us that despite the good intentions of the employer, my husband and I would not qualify for Green Cards due to our initial illegal immigration status.
In the midst of all this, I found out that I was pregnant with our second child. Convinced even more, I returned to Poland. My husband was supposed to join us in Poland just before the baby's birth. However, during an ultrasound, my obstetrician in Poland discovered an abnormality in the baby's position and strongly recommended to return to the US for medical reasons. After long debates, I chose our child's well being and eight months pregnant and with my oldest son in my arms, I arrived on American soil again.
Looking back, I think that God gave me a second chance by letting me in the US. In 2004, our second son, Andrew, was born in Florida. Shortly after, I began working and studying English and accounting. I started to meet people, work, and raise my children in the love for this country. In 2007, our third son, Michael, was born. We felt complete as a family. My husband had been working for the same company, I also taught in Polish Saturday school. Our children started school, and our life looked good on the surface.
However, my husband's and my illegal status kept us awake at night. The thoughts of what would happen to our children if we get deported invaded our minds permanently. Unable to bear the burden and the fear of an illegal immigrant's life, in 2009, after almost ten years living in the US, we made the most difficult decision of our life to leave the country.
We returned to our homeland, Poland, and for three long years tried to make ends meet up there. Our three US- born and only English-speaking children did not understand the seriousness of the situation and kept asking every day when they would return back home to Florida. After many hardships and inability to support the family in Poland, my husband finally found a job in Norway, and shortly after, I moved there with the boys.
Five months ago we first heard the news that President Barack Obama is planning an amnesty for illegal immigrants. Of course, the amnesty will only apply to those living in America. I regret that the fear of deportation made me leave this wonderful country, where our three children were born. I began to think again how much I have hurt my children by taking them away from their homeland and depriving them of growing up in the only place they have called home.
Norway, which is a rich and stable country, cannot replace for boys their homeland. I know though that sooner or later they will come back home. However, after long years of living outside of the US, they will feel like outcasts in their own country. I cannot return to the U.S. until 2019. I cannot even bring my children here on vacation. I don't even know if after a ten-year penalty, I will even be able to get an entry visa to visit the US.
I am writing this story not to complain but to seek your compassion. I also understand that decisions bear consequences. I also know that there are many families who are in the similar situation. Thousands of innocent American children grow up outside their country in the hope to return one day. However, after a long absence and the cultural differences will they be able to adjust? Will their love for America be the same? Will they be able to forgive their parents for their foolish mistakes of taking them away from their motherland? Will they be able to love America again and have a happy family of their own?
After turning 21, will they still be able to sponsor their parents so that they could visit them in the US?
Mr. President: In your Immigration Reform, have you considered people like us? In ten years from now, it will be too late for my husband and me to return to the US. Now we are in our primetime, and we can work hard to repay the debt of gratitude as long as we get this crucial chance for us. Is there a possibility that we, the former illegal immigrants, deprived of the opportunity to apply for a visa for 10 years, be allowed an earlier return? Could we safely bring our children home and raise them in their homeland? I teach my children to be righteous, just, and honest. I have explained to them that I am responsible for the consequences why they cannot return home. It hurts me that children suffer unjustly for my foolishness.
However, I teach them that every mistake can and must be repaired and one can never give up the dream. Walt Disney has said, "If you can dream about something, one day you can achieve it."
I thank you for your time and for reading my letter to the end. If you can help in any way, remember, that you will change the lives of three wonderful boys forever.
Forever grateful yours, Justyna Kotowiecka "“ An illegal immigrant, the mother of three American boys, Victor, Andrzej and Michal, looking for a way to return to the U.S. and the opportunity to educate her children in their ho
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