Her father, cousin and others were among thousands of Hmong trained by the CIA to fight Communist forces in Laos during the Vietnam War. When the Communist Pathet Lao took control, Vang and her family fled their war-torn city and resettled as refugees in Milwaukee.HOW SHOCKING!!!!
Seven years ago, Congress recognized the contributions of people such as Vang's family with the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act.
But now, a provision in the USA Patriot Act defines Hmong refugees as terrorists. As a result, thousands in the United States can't get green cards. And thousands of would-be refugees abroad are barred from resettling here. Vang's stepsister Mai Lor is one of them.
[ cf Provision of Patriot Act treats Hmong as terrorists ]
Those Evil Liberals FORCED the Evil Liberal Patriot Act On Americans because of their Evil Liberal Draft Dodging Dope Smoking Hippie Anti-War Ways....
It is just SHOCKING what the Shrill And Hysterial Radical Left Wing Extremists will do to persecute americans and their valiant fighting Fellows....
What EVER will we do to stop the Shirll And Hysterical Radical Left Wing Extremists Patriot Act From Persecuting Ameicans and their Valiant Fighting Fellows!!!
Why Gosh - why not put a time scale for Surging it through the Shredder???
Or would that be MicroManaging the Shirll And Hysterical Radical Left Wing Extremists and their Damn Draft Dodging Dope Smoking Hippies Fellow Travelors...