And here's a modified version of what I posted earlier.

A Litany for Jessica

"In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice'

"For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I don't fear God or care about men, yet this widow keeps bothering me. I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually wear me out with her coming!'

"We hired an attorney here to write us an appeal"
                                                    but he has told me
He's the kind of lawyer who can only do the legal stuff
                                                   he has told me
And he can in no way try to press the government to do anything to help me
                                                 That's what he told me

Since I have been back I have written endless letters
Since I have been back I have called so many times.

To the senators and congressmen who've sponsored immigration bills
                                                    I have written
to the President and to the Vice President
                                                      I have written
to every presidential candidate,
                                                    I have written
to Secretary of State Colin Powell,
                                                    I have written
to the Governer of Pennsylvania,
                                                    I have written.

Since I have been back I have written endless letters
Since I have been back I have called so many times.

To the Reading Eagle    newspaper
                                                 I have written.
to the Oprah Winfrey show, the Montel Williams show, the Maury Povich show,
                                                 I have written
to channel 10,15,69,15
                                              I have written
to all the stations we get here
                                              I have written.

Since I have been back I have written endless letters
Since I have been back I have called so many times.

To the Federation for American Immigration Reform
                                              I have written
to the Lutheran Immigration & Refugee services,
                                              I have written
to the Immigration and Naturalization Service
                                              I have written
to the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Prakash I. Khatri
                                             I have written.

Since I have been back I have written endless letters
Since I have been back I have called so many times.

To Attorney General Ashcroft,
                                             I have written
to Rev. Jesse Jackson,
                                             I have written
to the American Center for Law & Justice
                                          I have written
to the American Civil Liberties Union,
                                           I have written

Since I have been back I have written endless letters
Since I have been back I have called so many times.

"There is nothing we can do" ,
                                           that's what they tell me.
"There is nothing we can do" ,
                                           that's what they tell me.

And Congressman Trent Franks,
                                           here's what he told me,
And Senator Arlen Spector,
                                           here's 's what he told me,
And Congressman Joe Pitts
                                          here's what he told me.
"All we can do is to see where in line the paperwork is
and how long it will be before a decision is made" –
"All we can do is to see where in line the paperwork is
and how long it will be before a decision is made" –
                                           that's what they told me.

And they can't even give me an answer on that.

And at Congressman Frank's office
                                             I talk to Brian,
And at Congressman Pitts' office
                                           I talk to Nicholas,
but they've nothing to say that helps –
                                           that's what they've shown me.

Since I have been back I have written endless letters
Since I have been back I have called so many times.


Since we have been back
                                          I have letters
from Doctors in white coats,
                                          I have letters
and from Counsellors in suits
                                        I have letters,
and from Teachers out of school,
                                        I have letters
and from Social Workers too
                                        I have letters.
They say that that Jess is in crisis,
                                       that's what they tell me
And her mind cannot take nor understand what has happened,
                                     that's what they tell me
And if something isn't done she will crack,
                                    that's what they tell me
and she will have to be put in a institution,
which will end up being permanent,
                                    that's what they tell me
And this is a medical emergency and Jess is in crisis –
                                    they don't need to tell me.                  
                                                                            *crying*


Sorry, I cannot let this happen.
The government
                                  is trying to make me choose
between my husband who is the love of my life
                                     they're trying to make me choose
and my daughter, who is my life,
                                  they're trying to make me choose

And they say we have to prove that there is hardship,
And I say this goes beyond just hardship.
This is inhumane. This isn't human.

This is why I decided to start posting on message boards,
                            and I keep on writing
By myself I have gotten nowhere,
                               but I keep on writing
The hope that there is strength in numbers
                              ...is our only hope.
The hope that there is strength in numbers
                            ...that is our only hope.

Keep on writing. Keep on writing.
                            Help me keep on fighting.
                           Help me keep on fighting

Since I have been back I have written endless letters
Since I have been back I have called so many times.

                                 Please will you help me.