Sorry E. this is a very touchy subject - immigration and healthcare - and I don't have any advise for you other than she needs to go through the process to renew her visa. If she is to live in the US then she needs to follow the rules. Sorry I can't be more helpful, but as someone who has jumped through all the hoops and plays by the rules, I get very frustrated with other immigrants who choose to be illegal. I am sure she is a very lovely woman and the best way you can help her is to help her fill out the immigration forms she needs and then use her 'wages' to pay the filing fees.
good luck
D.,
I am trying to figure out why you responded to my post since you neither had any advice nor recommendations. Just couldn't keep your judgment to yourself I see. Seriously, you clearly speak not from having any knowledge but rather a simplified view of ‘those illegal immigrants”. Ah yes, so simply to assume it is only about paperwork and money... Since you have opened the door on opinion, I will take you up, cause I've got my opinions too. In fact, I too have 'played by the rules' and work hard for a living. It is absolutely frustrating to me all the lazy, racist, ignorant Americans who feel entitled to every benefit without a work ethic themselves or any self discipline. I personally am tired of bailing out our unions and our self absorbed Americans who can’t pay their bills because they got buried in their greed. Yes, you should be afraid of others who come to this country who are willing to work hard without carrying the ‘entitlement’ card. Perhaps you should pick up a history book and read up on how this country was built and by who. My babysitter didn’t even ask for my help, I just was hoping there was someone who might know of affordable pre-natal care, period. I guess she should have aborted. Oh wait, you must be pro-life right? That would be typical, heavy on opinion but nothing on substance or solutions. You don’t know her, you don’t know her intentions and you really should try getting off your high horse ‘cause it can be a long fall.
E. - I am not an american citizen - yet - but I am very familiar with the immigration process having gone through it myself.
Sorry E. - I misunderstood, clearly, if she is not looking for free healthcare she can go absolutely anywhere she chooses. Your right, anyone who is just looking for healthcare should not get caught up in the legalities of hiring illegal aliens - it's just that you were the one that mentioned you had an undocumented person working for you and so I responded as kindly as possible using my experience in the system. I certainly did not have any hidden agenda, political or otherwise I was just offering advise - whether you take that advise is entirely up to you. Your response to me and in your edit were TOTALLY OUT OF LINE, RUDE AND UNCALLED FOR. You made assumptions about me that were completely wrong (which you would have known if you had actually read my post) and then you resorted to name calling - not cool E., not cool at all. I did not judge you, I advised you how to help her, I don't know why you would turn that around and make me into the bad guy and I hope this is an isolated incident and not how you conduct yourself in your daily life - whatever, it is of no concern of mine outside of this post and how you have treated teh responders.
Good luck for the future.