[Vision2020] Sali on Top of Things <snort> (was Ex-UI Researcher Faces Deportation)

Fri Oct 31 12:14:53 PDT 2008

You're welcome to your opinion, but I'll add that in all the letters I've
written, never has it taken an elected official nearly three months to
respond.  That's unacceptable to me - and it's a good thing his quick action
wasn't needed to protect her from the lunacy of being deported over the
stupidity of the issue, which would have been a great loss for the entire
state and nation.  We all would have been SOL had timely action by Sali been
what would have saved the day.

I've gotten my share of canned <g> responses as well, but they've always
been timely  J  

And, on this issue, I received more substantive responses from the other
elected officials I contacted within about two weeks.  They took the matter
seriously and responded in a timely manner, unlike Sali.

Saundra Lund

Moscow, ID

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
nothing.

~ Edmund Burke

From: Donovan Arnold [mailto:donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 12:02 PM
To: vision2020 at moscow.com; Saundra Lund
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Sali on Top of Things <snort> (was Ex-UI
Researcher Faces Deportation)

I am not fond of many of Sali's votes and positions on issues. But I would
not bash a US member of Congress that actually responded to my letter or
email with something other than a canned response.

It is clear to me that Sali and/or his staff actually took the time and
effort to research, find out the facts, and individualize their response to
your letter so that they could provide information that was accurate.

I would be shocked to get such a response. As 90% of the time I write a
government official I get a letter back that is either a canned general
response, doesn't address what I was asking, or I never get a response at
all. 

August of an election year, is in all honestly, the worst time to write a
politician as that is when they are trying to keep their jobs and must
attend 1000s of events to keep up with campaign costs.

It would be nice if our represenatatives could  drop every thing, and
respond to each request of them right away, but they are no doubt only
human, and can only do what they can do. They have 650,000 people to watch
out for, many writing them with letters, emails, requests, and demands, this
is on top of their regular work as a member of Congress.

Best Regards,

Donovan

--- On Fri, 10/31/08, Saundra Lund <sslund_2007 at verizon.net> wrote:

From: Saundra Lund <sslund_2007 at verizon.net>
Subject: [Vision2020] Sali on Top of Things <snort> (was Ex-UI Researcher
Faces Deportation)
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Date: Friday, October 31, 2008, 9:20 AM

Visionaries:

I don't know if y'all remember the "Ex-UI Researcher Faces Deportation"
thread we had in early August - I think Tom originally brought the lunacy to
our attention, and then Roger suggested we all write our elected
representatives.

We wrote Sali on 8/5/2008 - below please see the response we received today,
nearly three months after contacting his office.  There's nothing like
prompt attention to constituent concerns!

I expect a more timely response when I contact my elected officials; Sali
will not be getting my vote on Tuesday.

Saundra Lund

Moscow, ID

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
nothing.

~ Edmund Burke

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From: Congressman Bill Sali [mailto:id01ima at mail.house.gov] 
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 9:01 AM
To: 
Subject: Reply from Congressman Bill Sali

October 31, 2008

Dear Dr. & Ms. Lund:

Thank you for contacting me regarding  University of  Idaho researcher
Katarzyna Dziewanowska.  I appreciate you taking the time to share your
thoughts on this important issue.

As you may know, Ms. Dziewanowska is a Polish scientist who was recruited by
the  University of  Idaho to conduct research on plant breeding.  Over her
14 years of research, she has made significant scientific contributions to
her field.

Over the years, Ms. Dziewanowska has made a good-faith effort to become a
permanent resident of the  United States .  She initially applied for
temporary work permits and was granted the first one, but the second one was
delayed because of problems with the photo she submitted.

Although her first permit expired, she continued working, believing there
was a grace period on temporary work permits.  However, immigration
officials citied that breach in denying her application for permanent
residency in June.

Ms. Dziewanowska has the right to appeal the decision on her residency
status to an immigration judge.  Please be assured I aware of this issue.
In fact I have inquired specifically on this matter and will continue to ask
questions, and closely monitor any developments in this matter.

More information on granting permanent residence to foreign nationals based
upon employment can be found on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services website at  <http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis>
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis.

Thank you again for contacting me.  It is an honor to serve as your member
of Congress, and I hope you will continue to share your views on the
important issues facing our country.  For more information and updates on my
work in Congress, please visit my website,  <http://www.sali.house.gov/>
www.sali.house.gov.

Sincerely, 

Bill Sali

Member of Congress

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