The legal factual information below is modified for client-attorney privilege reason.
One of the clients walked into the Ocean View Group Immigration Unit and sought consultation. After the consultation, the legal counsel of Ocean View Group suddenly felt crazy. He told me that because he started representing client in court first and most of the clients entered the United States without visa. Due to the fact that he was not part of the chain, he did not even think that was illegal after practicing immigration law for four years.
“So when is it legal since it was serious immigration law violation ,” I asked.
“When the asylum was approved, then that part was waived.”
“Is there any other purposes than seeking asylum?”
The counsel of Ocean View Group is a foodie, so he told me, “there is a rumor that for authentic food, the entire stuff must be from local.”
After having tasted Italian pizza made by Americans tastes differently, I felt he was convincing.
However, I do believe since there are real cases which the client but for no choice, but to cross the border, the cost of EWI is borne by those who neglects the “social costs”.
Counsel followed, “yep, imagine all the clients came here with no other jobs while only option is to bring more EWI clients and then they bring more to the United States.”
The reality can be cruel. But the positive part of the asylum application is that the USCIS and the courts view it neutrally.
When the next day is taking the bus back to Mexico, we are here to help to convince the adjudicator that the person and the society is better off leaving the client here than costs government money for detention or deportation.
On the other hand, seemingly clients with efforts living in the United States worries less about being deported.
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