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Showing posts with label permanent. Show all posts
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Obama signs bill to grant Nigerian student U.S. permanent residency
Victor second from left, his doctor to his right, doctor's wife and the nun that's been taking care of him |
President Barack Obama just awarded a young Nigerian man with a very terrible genetic disease - Neurofibromatosis, permanent residence in the US and as such access to a US medical school. This hardly ever passes congress but because of his peculiar situation, it worked. 26th year old Victor Chukwueke came to the US eleven years ago to undergo treatment for massive face tumors and lived in Michigan on an expired visa. He graduated from a state university and wanted to attend a medical school but needed to have permanent residency for that to happen.
Private bills, which only applies to one person and mostly focus on immigration, are rarely approved. Victors is the only one to pass in US Congress in two years. Neurofibromatosis is a genetic disorder that causes massive life-threatening tumors to the face.
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