a german family was granted asylum in the US because they were "persecuted" for home schooling their children, which is not legal in germany. but instead of moving to a nearby eu country where home schooling is legal, they moved to the US with the encouragement of the home school legal defense fund, which is now moving into other countries, not just the US. here is my question.... did this organization (and a conservative one at that) just open the door to abuse of the system of asylum/persecution? or is not being allowed to home school your children truly "persecution"? also..... at a time when we in this country are debating on what is and isnt a "right" (health care) and what seems to be most conservatives believing that health care is not a "right", is it really the business of any group in this country to insert their beliefs of what is "a right" into another country regarding their laws? doesnt that fly in the face of not meddling in other countries business/laws? Homeschooling: German Family Gets Political Asylum in U.S. - Yahoo! News
I think the organization is over-stepping its bounds. Home schooling faces enough assaults here for them to worry about without having to move people from other countries here. I also think that this is setting up a pattern for abusing the rules.
in a way, yes. because its not the "allowing", its the encouraging and helping the family to move and in a way that (imo) abuses the asylum system. saying another country is "persecuting" is a bit over the line and intruding in their affairs, imo. same as if a group from another country were claiming the US is "persecuting" people by not providing free and complete health care to everyone. i would consider that meddling. (probably not a great example, but you get the point.)
i dont agree. we didnt interfere in their affairs at all, we just facilitated an immigration. france could buy ads in american newpapers advertising free health care and encouraging americans to leave, would be fine by me, and not really meddling in our affairs. home schooling is clearly a bad idea because kids need to socialize, but thats not really relevant i dont think.
maybe "we" didnt, but a private group from here did. and facilitating and encouraging claims of persecution are irresponsible and meddling, imo. obvious difference of opinion. on the other point of my questions, do you think that using a claim of persecution opens the door for abuse of the asylum system for other immigrants?
maybe, but i dont care because i dont think immigrants should really require any justification. i say let everyone in. i imagine if i lived somewhere terrible i would do just about anything to move here, and wouldnt feel guilty or immoral about it at all. and i still dont understand the "meddling" argument. this organization had no dealings with the foreign government whatsoever eh? it was our government that they convinced about the asylum being necessary.
Reading the description of these people, I say let 'em come. I have no problem with productive, hard working, educated, God fearing people like these being allowed to come here. We should hurry up and swear them in so they can one day cast a vote. This family will benefit the US, unlike many "immigrants" that only drag us down.
which is kinda where i was going with the abuse of the asylum system. will it be used now by any one and every one who wants to come here if the ruling stands? no matter what their "character"? (for lack of a better word.)
so what if it the asylum system is abused? plenty of immigrants get in without any reason at all. i know people who have faked marriages to "abuse" the immigration system. no big deal.
