A plea for Hamoody Jauda to stay in the United States
Target:
US President George W. Bush, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid,The Smith Family
Sponsored by:
We the undersigned urge you to grant Hamoody Jauda amnesty so he will not have to return to Iraq.
Hamoody Jauda got caught in terrorist gunfire in Iraq and a bullet went through the side of his forehead, leaving him blind.
He doesn't remember it, but he knows what happened. After the incident, the organization Healing the Children brought him to the U.S. in order to receive treatment and to heal while living with a foster family in Snohomish.
And while Hammody often thinks about his own family, he still doesn't want to go back to Iraq. But he may have to.
Jauda's Visa expired last month, but his foster family is now working to save him from having to go back to Iraq - a process that could take six years.
The Smith family wants to adopt Jauda and says the boy's family in Iraq wish the same so that their son will be able to live in a safe world.
Jauda already calls Robinett-Smith "mom."
"He's become so Americanized, too," said Robinett-Smith. "He's a part of our family and he loves us. He does not remember his family. He hasn't seen his parents since he was 2."
The Smiths are now working with lawmakers in the hopes of getting a congressional act passed in order to allow Jauda to stay.
News article link:
http://www.katu.com/news/19482719.html
Web Site: www.house.gov/pelosi
E-mail: sf.nancy@mail.house.gov
Washington Office:
235 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-0508
Phone: (202) 225-4965
Fax: (202) 225-8259
Main District Office:
450 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 556-4862
Fax: (415) 861-1670 Senate Majority LeaderHarry ReidWeb Site: reid.senate.gov
E-mail: Contact Via 'Web Form.'
Washington Office:
528 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-2803
Phone: (202) 224-3542
Fax: (202) 224-7327
Main District Office:
333 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Suite 8016
Las Vegas, NV 8910
Phone: (702) 388-5020
Fax: (702) 388-5030
Hamoody Jauda got caught in terrorist gunfire in Iraq and a bullet went through the side of his forehead, leaving him blind.
He doesn't remember it, but he knows what happened. After the incident, the organization Healing the Children brought him to the U.S. in order to receive treatment and to heal while living with a foster family in Snohomish.
And while Hammody often thinks about his own family, he still doesn't want to go back to Iraq. But he may have to.
Jauda's Visa expired last month, but his foster family is now working to save him from having to go back to Iraq - a process that could take six years.
The Smith family wants to adopt Jauda and says the boy's family in Iraq wish the same so that their son will be able to live in a safe world.
Jauda already calls Robinett-Smith "mom."
"He's become so Americanized, too," said Robinett-Smith. "He's a part of our family and he loves us. He does not remember his family. He hasn't seen his parents since he was 2."
The Smiths are now working with lawmakers in the hopes of getting a congressional act passed in order to allow Jauda to stay.
News article link:
http://www.katu.com/news/19482719.html
My immediate suggestion is that all of us here at Care2, who are US citizens, call Senators and Representatives to leave a message expressing our feelings on this issue and asking our representatives to make every effort on behalf of this child.
For those Care2 members who are not US citizens, the email addresses of the US President, the US Speaker of the House of Representatives and The US Senate Majority Leader are also listed so that you, too, can make your wishes known to significant members of the United States Government.
Call: 1-800-828-0498 to call Congress
Traditional Values Coalition: Contact Your Elected Officials. Simple%u2026 input your Zip code. Also includes tips on contacting your representatives.
http://capwiz.com/traditional/dbq/officials/
Or: Write your Representative here:
https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml
US President George W. Bush
Web Site: www.whitehouse.gov
E-mail: president@whitehouse.gov
Washington Office:
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Phone: (202) 456-1414
Fax: (202) 456-2461
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Nancy PelosiWeb Site: www.house.gov/pelosi
E-mail: sf.nancy@mail.house.gov
Washington Office:
235 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-0508
Phone: (202) 225-4965
Fax: (202) 225-8259
Main District Office:
450 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 556-4862
Fax: (415) 861-1670 Senate Majority LeaderHarry ReidWeb Site: reid.senate.gov
E-mail: Contact Via 'Web Form.'
Washington Office:
528 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-2803
Phone: (202) 224-3542
Fax: (202) 224-7327
Main District Office:
333 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Suite 8016
Las Vegas, NV 8910
Phone: (702) 388-5020
Fax: (702) 388-5030
We the undersigned urge you to grant Hamoody Jauda amnesty so he will not have to return to Iraq.
Hamoody Jauda got caught in terrorist gunfire in Iraq and a bullet went through the side of his forehead, leaving him blind.
He doesn't remember it, but he knows what happened. After the incident, the organization Healing the Children brought him to the U.S. in order to receive treatment and to heal while living with a foster family in Snohomish.
And while Hammody often thinks about his own family, he still doesn't want to go back to Iraq. But he may have to.
Jauda's Visa expired last month, but his foster family is now working to save him from having to go back to Iraq - a process that could take six years.
The Smith family wants to adopt Jauda and says the boy's family in Iraq wish the same so that their son will be able to live in a safe world.
Jauda already calls Robinett-Smith "mom."
"He's become so Americanized, too," said Robinett-Smith. "He's a part of our family and he loves us. He does not remember his family. He hasn't seen his parents since he was 2."
The Smiths are now working with lawmakers in the hopes of getting a congressional act passed in order to allow Jauda to stay.
News article link:
http://www.katu.com/news/19482719.html
Web Site: www.house.gov/pelosi
E-mail: sf.nancy@mail.house.gov
Washington Office:
235 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-0508
Phone: (202) 225-4965
Fax: (202) 225-8259
Main District Office:
450 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 556-4862
Fax: (415) 861-1670 Senate Majority LeaderHarry ReidWeb Site: reid.senate.gov
E-mail: Contact Via 'Web Form.'
Washington Office:
528 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-2803
Phone: (202) 224-3542
Fax: (202) 224-7327
Main District Office:
333 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Suite 8016
Las Vegas, NV 8910
Phone: (702) 388-5020
Fax: (702) 388-5030
Hamoody Jauda got caught in terrorist gunfire in Iraq and a bullet went through the side of his forehead, leaving him blind.
He doesn't remember it, but he knows what happened. After the incident, the organization Healing the Children brought him to the U.S. in order to receive treatment and to heal while living with a foster family in Snohomish.
And while Hammody often thinks about his own family, he still doesn't want to go back to Iraq. But he may have to.
Jauda's Visa expired last month, but his foster family is now working to save him from having to go back to Iraq - a process that could take six years.
The Smith family wants to adopt Jauda and says the boy's family in Iraq wish the same so that their son will be able to live in a safe world.
Jauda already calls Robinett-Smith "mom."
"He's become so Americanized, too," said Robinett-Smith. "He's a part of our family and he loves us. He does not remember his family. He hasn't seen his parents since he was 2."
The Smiths are now working with lawmakers in the hopes of getting a congressional act passed in order to allow Jauda to stay.
News article link:
http://www.katu.com/news/19482719.html
My immediate suggestion is that all of us here at Care2, who are US citizens, call Senators and Representatives to leave a message expressing our feelings on this issue and asking our representatives to make every effort on behalf of this child.
For those Care2 members who are not US citizens, the email addresses of the US President, the US Speaker of the House of Representatives and The US Senate Majority Leader are also listed so that you, too, can make your wishes known to significant members of the United States Government.
Call: 1-800-828-0498 to call Congress
Traditional Values Coalition: Contact Your Elected Officials. Simple%u2026 input your Zip code. Also includes tips on contacting your representatives.
http://capwiz.com/traditional/dbq/officials/
Or: Write your Representative here:
https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml
US President George W. Bush
Web Site: www.whitehouse.gov
E-mail: president@whitehouse.gov
Washington Office:
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Phone: (202) 456-1414
Fax: (202) 456-2461
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Nancy PelosiWeb Site: www.house.gov/pelosi
E-mail: sf.nancy@mail.house.gov
Washington Office:
235 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-0508
Phone: (202) 225-4965
Fax: (202) 225-8259
Main District Office:
450 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 556-4862
Fax: (415) 861-1670 Senate Majority LeaderHarry ReidWeb Site: reid.senate.gov
E-mail: Contact Via 'Web Form.'
Washington Office:
528 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-2803
Phone: (202) 224-3542
Fax: (202) 224-7327
Main District Office:
333 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Suite 8016
Las Vegas, NV 8910
Phone: (702) 388-5020
Fax: (702) 388-5030
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We signed the "A plea for Hamoody Jauda to stay in the United States" petition!
# 271:
11:04 am PDT, Aug 29,
Sandy Valencour, Washington
Does anyone know the word compassion. I don't think Bush even can spell it and Pelosi just doesn't care about anyone but herself. This is a national shame on us. The child should get whatever he wants and make his wishes true
Does anyone know the word compassion. I don't think Bush even can spell it and Pelosi just doesn't care about anyone but herself. This is a national shame on us. The child should get whatever he wants and make his wishes true
# 270:
2:51 am PDT, Aug 29,
Tamarah Swensen, Netherlands
# 269:
2:06 am PDT, Aug 29,
LuCy J Boogaard, Netherlands
# 268:
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6:22 pm PDT, Aug 28,
Bronwyn Hughes, Australia
please show your compassion and allow this child to stay in The United States. |
# 267:
10:58 am PDT, Aug 28,
Angela Rhodes, Greece
# 266:
9:49 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Michele Michael, Tennessee
He really needs to stay here. do you think he will get the proper medical, pschological treatment there?
He really needs to stay here. do you think he will get the proper medical, pschological treatment there?
# 265:
9:17 am PDT, Aug 25,
Andrea Wood, Tennessee
Let Hamoody Jauda stay in America where a physcally different child can have a good life.
Let Hamoody Jauda stay in America where a physcally different child can have a good life.
# 264:
7:09 am PDT, Aug 23,
Ginger Geronimo, Alabama
# 263:
5:32 am PDT, Aug 21,
Uhoud Abdulmajeed, Iraq
Help Hamoodi he is a child dont let him return to dead country named Iraq no peace no security there let him stay in American
Help Hamoodi he is a child dont let him return to dead country named Iraq no peace no security there let him stay in American
# 262:
10:42 pm PDT, Aug 8,
Shannon Doyle, Wisconsin
# 261:
12:01 pm PDT, Jul 30,
Sian Jackson, United Kingdom
# 260:
12:26 pm PDT, Jul 29,
Nick McGuire, Ohio
God bless the innocent Child.
God bless the innocent Child.
# 259:
2:34 pm PDT, Jul 28,
Tara O'Sullivan, New York
# 258:
4:19 pm PDT, Jul 26,
Ralf Schuetz, Colorado
# 257:
1:52 pm PDT, Jul 26,
Steven Cousens, Washington
This is one of the many cases that doing what is "right" is often overlooked due to the mountain of Bureaucratic red tape involved. Please give this the attention it deserves and give hope to a little boy that needs nothing less.
This is one of the many cases that doing what is "right" is often overlooked due to the mountain of Bureaucratic red tape involved. Please give this the attention it deserves and give hope to a little boy that needs nothing less.
# 256:
12:18 pm PDT, Jul 26,
Jennifer Langer, Washington
Please allow this child to stay with those he now calls family. To separate him for a technicality would be foolish.
Please allow this child to stay with those he now calls family. To separate him for a technicality would be foolish.
# 255:
1:17 pm PDT, Jul 25,
Nancy Pitkavish, Michigan
# 254:
1:04 pm PDT, Jul 25,
Lori Myers, South Carolina
# 253:
10:50 am PDT, Jul 25,
Bella Fitzpatrick, New York
# 252:
7:42 am PDT, Jul 25,
Daniel Manahan, California
# 251:
7:22 am PDT, Jul 25,
Dori Butterick, Georgia
just like the little boy from cuba let them stay safe in america.
just like the little boy from cuba let them stay safe in america.
# 250:
4:27 am PDT, Jul 25,
Maria Oniga, Romania
# 249:
11:09 pm PDT, Jul 24,
Amy Wheeler, New York
# 248:
5:26 am PDT, Jul 24,
Jill Epley, Indiana
# 247:
4:35 am PDT, Jul 24,
Merissa Hatcher, Kentucky
# 246:
9:34 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Joyce Barone, Pennsylvania
# 245:
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1:53 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Barb Knight, North Carolina
I remember seeing Hamoody's story on Good Morning America a few months ago. I thought then how sad it would be for him to return to the fighting in Iraq and still think so. The doctors here have made such wonderful progress with him. I'm afriad if he goes back to Iraq he could lose what self esteem he's fought so hard to obtain. And what's more Hamoody will lose all of his friends he's made in America. I fear for his life should he return to war-torn Iraq! Please, President Bush, please don't send Hamoody Juada back to Iraq! Instead, please grant Hamoody Juada amnesty so he can stay here in America with us! Thank you for taking my suggestion under consideration. (bisker) |
# 244:
12:39 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Name not displayed, New Hampshire
For once, Americans should do something for a child that doesn't involve pain. Give the kid a chance and let him stay.
For once, Americans should do something for a child that doesn't involve pain. Give the kid a chance and let him stay.
# 243:
12:28 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Nastja Dvorsek, Slovenia
# 242:
11:44 am PDT, Jul 23,
Dawn Bolin, Ohio
# 241:
11:04 am PDT, Jul 23,
Patricia Nigro, Florida
# 240:
10:59 am PDT, Jul 23,
Kirsikka Ahtiala, Finland
# 239:
10:47 am PDT, Jul 23,
Annelies Ooms, Belgium
# 238:
10:41 am PDT, Jul 23,
Stephen R Hannon, Massachusetts
# 237:
9:50 am PDT, Jul 23,
Suvra Anita Das, United Kingdom
# 236:
9:44 am PDT, Jul 23,
Nick Hardy, Florida
Nick Hardy
Nick Hardy
# 235:
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9:36 am PDT, Jul 23,
Leiah Sariell, Finland
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# 234:
9:28 am PDT, Jul 23,
Laura Campanelli, Florida
# 233:
6:24 pm PDT, Jul 20,
Noel Newby, Washington
Please do all you can to allow Hamoody Jauda to stay in the United States.
Please do all you can to allow Hamoody Jauda to stay in the United States.
# 232:
11:31 am PDT, Jul 20,
Cristy Goforth, Tennessee
# 231:
9:34 am PDT, Jul 20,
Kathleen Caballero, California
# 230:
7:36 am PDT, Jul 19,
Stephanie Brown, Kentucky
# 229:
2:09 pm PDT, Jul 18,
Louise Lanham, Texas
If there ever was a medical or humanitarian exception, this is it!
If there ever was a medical or humanitarian exception, this is it!
# 228:
6:53 pm PDT, Jul 15,
Joyce Frohn, Wisconsin
# 227:
8:21 am PDT, Jul 15,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 226:
7:01 pm PDT, Jul 10,
Robert Redmon, Ohio
Praying that you make an exception for Hamoody
Praying that you make an exception for Hamoody
# 225:
2:56 pm PDT, Jul 10,
Shawn Olsen, Washington
Please let this boy stay if you have any feelings at all.
Please let this boy stay if you have any feelings at all.
# 224:
12:45 am PDT, Jul 10,
Bec Mason, Australia
# 223:
10:13 pm PDT, Jul 7,
Bryon Carter, Oklahoma
I would like to add that, when it is so easy to help, what excuse can be made or what explination can be given, for not helping?
I would like to add that, when it is so easy to help, what excuse can be made or what explination can be given, for not helping?
# 222:
6:32 pm PDT, Jul 7,
Aletta Kraan, Canada
# 221:
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7:44 pm PDT, Jul 6,
Cate Groves, Connecticut
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# 220:
10:28 pm PDT, Jul 5,
Jaclin O'Sullivan, New Zealand
Praying for Hamoody to stay in USA and receive all the medical treatment he requires and to be able to live a life of a normal child in peace. Blessings.
Praying for Hamoody to stay in USA and receive all the medical treatment he requires and to be able to live a life of a normal child in peace. Blessings.
# 219:
8:53 pm PDT, Jul 5,
Sarah Czaporowski, South Carolina
So much has been taken from this little darling, and he has been given an opportunity for a safe life. To renew his Visa and keep him in the states should not even be questioned. We are humans, correct?
So much has been taken from this little darling, and he has been given an opportunity for a safe life. To renew his Visa and keep him in the states should not even be questioned. We are humans, correct?
# 218:
9:38 pm PDT, Jul 2,
Mark Smith, California
# 217:
2:46 am PDT, Jul 2,
Cat Mcgahan, Australia
# 216:
10:38 am PDT, Jun 30,
Linda O'Keefe, California
# 215:
9:31 pm PDT, Jun 27,
Linda Bunch, Texas
Please allow little Hamoody Jauda to stay in the US. It would be cruel to send this poor boy back to a warring country and family he does not know. His own birth parents wish for him to stay in this country. Please give this poor boy a chance to live the American dream, he has suffered enough. Thank you for your consideration.
Please allow little Hamoody Jauda to stay in the US. It would be cruel to send this poor boy back to a warring country and family he does not know. His own birth parents wish for him to stay in this country. Please give this poor boy a chance to live the American dream, he has suffered enough. Thank you for your consideration.
# 214:
7:55 pm PDT, Jun 27,
Michael Tepper, Maryland
# 213:
8:38 pm PDT, Jun 26,
Deidre Williams, New Zealand
Please allow Hamoody to stay in the USA, for if he goes back to Iraq, it goes without saying, that he will be in danger once again!! Do you want to be responsible for that??
Please allow Hamoody to stay in the USA, for if he goes back to Iraq, it goes without saying, that he will be in danger once again!! Do you want to be responsible for that??
# 212:
8:20 pm PDT, Jun 26,
Karen Rosado, Massachusetts
It would be cruel and negligent to send this little boy back to Iraq, especially if it his his own family's wish that he remain safe in this country where he can receive treatment for his grievous injuries. Since there is a loving family eager to adopt him i believe the US Government should do everyhting possible to enable Jamoody to remain in the US with the Smith family.
It would be cruel and negligent to send this little boy back to Iraq, especially if it his his own family's wish that he remain safe in this country where he can receive treatment for his grievous injuries. Since there is a loving family eager to adopt him i believe the US Government should do everyhting possible to enable Jamoody to remain in the US with the Smith family.
# 211:
7:20 pm PDT, Jun 26,
Caroline Cox, Texas
NPR recently did a story on this amazing young child. Please allow this brave, delightful little boy to stay in the United States to continue his medical treatment.
NPR recently did a story on this amazing young child. Please allow this brave, delightful little boy to stay in the United States to continue his medical treatment.
# 210:
7:07 pm PDT, Jun 26,
Name not displayed, California
# 209:
2:25 pm PDT, Jun 26,
Douglas Ho, New York
I myself, have a mentally disabled sister who is on at least a 12-year wait through sponsorship to join me so I can take care of her as a last surviving blood relative(our parents have passed on). In the same vein, I hope the US Immigration Service will show the world that we Americans (yes, I am a proud one) are both responsible and humane enough to do what is right for Hamoody especially when there are Americans willing to take care him for the rest of his life in this great nation of ours. If these Americans have hearts of gold, why not the government of the people of the United States of America?
I myself, have a mentally disabled sister who is on at least a 12-year wait through sponsorship to join me so I can take care of her as a last surviving blood relative(our parents have passed on). In the same vein, I hope the US Immigration Service will show the world that we Americans (yes, I am a proud one) are both responsible and humane enough to do what is right for Hamoody especially when there are Americans willing to take care him for the rest of his life in this great nation of ours. If these Americans have hearts of gold, why not the government of the people of the United States of America?
# 208:
2:24 pm PDT, Jun 26,
Name not displayed, Alabama
I ask that you allow Hamoody Jauda and his parents to live in the US. It would be extremely detrimental for the young child to live in war torn Iraq. Because of his blindness it would be even more dangerous. Although I am grateful to the Smiths for their compassion and love, I also believe that Hamoody should be with his parents. Therefore I request that his parents be allowed to stay with him.
I ask that you allow Hamoody Jauda and his parents to live in the US. It would be extremely detrimental for the young child to live in war torn Iraq. Because of his blindness it would be even more dangerous. Although I am grateful to the Smiths for their compassion and love, I also believe that Hamoody should be with his parents. Therefore I request that his parents be allowed to stay with him.
# 207:
2:05 pm PDT, Jun 26,
Cheryl Beller, Maryland
There would be no life for Hamoody as a blind boy in Iraq. Plus, he no longer speaks the language and is here really as a result of violence that was caused by US actions in Iraq. We need to show the world that Americans continue to be caring humanitarians. Do the right thing and allow Hamoody to lead a decent life in our great United States. Regards, Cheryl Beller
There would be no life for Hamoody as a blind boy in Iraq. Plus, he no longer speaks the language and is here really as a result of violence that was caused by US actions in Iraq. We need to show the world that Americans continue to be caring humanitarians. Do the right thing and allow Hamoody to lead a decent life in our great United States. Regards, Cheryl Beller
# 206:
2:04 pm PDT, Jun 26,
Cheryl Beller, Maryland
There would be no life for Hamoody as a blind boy in Iraq. Plus, he no longer speaks the language and is here really as a result of violence that was caused by US actions in Iraq. We need to show the world that Americans continue to be caring humanitarians. Do the right thing and allow Hamoody to lead a decent life in our great United States. Regards, Cheryl Beller
There would be no life for Hamoody as a blind boy in Iraq. Plus, he no longer speaks the language and is here really as a result of violence that was caused by US actions in Iraq. We need to show the world that Americans continue to be caring humanitarians. Do the right thing and allow Hamoody to lead a decent life in our great United States. Regards, Cheryl Beller
# 205:
2:00 pm PDT, Jun 26,
Sarah Briland, Kentucky
# 204:
1:59 pm PDT, Jun 26,
JENNIFER WOOLUMS, Indiana
Please show compassion for the smallest of this war's victims.
Please show compassion for the smallest of this war's victims.
# 203:
1:58 pm PDT, Jun 26,
Amanda Baramki, New York
# 202:
1:57 pm PDT, Jun 26,
Lisa Claus, Washington D.C.
# 201:
1:54 pm PDT, Jun 26,
William Danielson, Georgia
