Today I filled out Immigration Form I-134 for one of my young friends in Venezuela. This country is one shit mess. It is currently run by an oppressive, dictatorial regime. The State Department has a Level 4 – DO NO TRAVEL. Crime, civil unrest, poor health infrastructure, kidnapping. The people of Venezuela suffer from shortages of food, power, and medicine.
My friend Sandro wants to leave to escape violence, insecurity, and threats as well as the lack of food, medicine, and essential services. He sees no future for himself but a life of struggles and misery. He believes the USA is a place of opportunity if you work hard. He is trying to do Immigration the right and legal way.
I’m totally disgusted with these so-called leaders in Washington, D.C. The I-134 form I had to fill out was the equivalent of a colonoscopy exam, like wanting a letter from my banker about my accounts, an appraisal of my home, tax returns, background checks, and more. What’s nauseating is our government allows thousands to cross our border illegally each day and we know nothing about them.
