Libya later next year, the U.S. could consider granting asylum."The perception is just because these folks received the scholarship from the Qaddafi family they are somehow aligned ... with the Qaddafi family," said Eugenia Zacks-Carney, an immigration attorney who has been working with the Libyans at Michigan State. "Nothing could be further from the truth."Michigan State launched the program in 2010 under a contract with Libya's National Economic Development Board to provide training in English, political science and international relations for future foreign service officials. Elbergwa, who describes her family as middle-class, was working toward a master's degree in international relations in Benghazi when she entered the program.She said that for those interested in public service in Libya, there was no alternative to dealing with the Qaddafi regime."Everything in the country was controlled by their family. ... We liked to call Libya `Qaddafi's farm,"' sai |
No hay comentarios:
Publicar un comentario