Letter from the President
Dec 15 2004

The news you are
hearing is all over
and it has caused a
lot of anxiety among
our nurses. It has
also caused a lot of
anxiety to us and
the lawyers and the
healthcare industry
in America.

From our immigration
lawyer, we learned
that the immigration
process will
continue - it will
not stop as reported
by some papers. Come
January, the
immigration will
give priority to
those petitions
filed before Jan
2002. It means that
those petitions
filed after Jan 2002
will experience some
delay in the
issuance of their
visas.

As to how long the
delay will be, we
don't know. We just
have to wait and
see. The immigration
has not come out
with formal
announcements to
calm down those
people most affected
by this. We have
been checking their
website as you must
probably have done
too but there is no
clarification there.

If one really thinks
about it, this new
development does not
make any sense to
everyone. The
healthcare delivery
in the US will
suffer even more.
And who will suffer
the most? The
American people who
are sick.

So just stay calm.
If you will be
affected, it will
probably be just a
temporary delay. You
will still get to
come to America and
live your American
Dream. If it is a
year or two longer
than expected, just
enjoy your last
couple of years in
the Philippines. You
will realize later
on that the delay
will only make your
coming trip to
America all the more
exciting.

Sincerely,


Sir Nolan