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Governor Presses For J-1 Visas
A Polish Perspective
Sonethanong Khongsouvankham, a Newmarket man in his early forties, drowned on May 10 when his canoe overturned on Milton Three Pond (North East Pond) while fishing. He was not wearing a lifejacket.
Witnesses called 911 at 9:18 a.m., reporting that a man was in the water, holding onto his canoe. He later let go of the canoe and attempted to swim to shore. Witnesses said he swam about eight feet, then went underwater and never resurfaced. An onlooker swam out to help but was unable to locate him.
Marine Patrol officers recovered the man’s body around 1 p.m.
Governor Presses For J-1 Visas
Governor Chris Sununu was in Washington, D.C. on May 11 to persuade the U.S. State Department to ensure a “timely, sufficient, and smooth” process for J-1 Visas for BridgeUSA program participants.
In a bipartisan letter with governors Janet Mills of Maine and Spencer Cox of Utah, Sununu wrote, “For these valuable programs to function this year, we request that uniform guidance be issued directing our embassies and consulates make timely visa interview appointments available to J-1 Visa applicants in adequate volume, to waive in-person interviews when reasonable, and not place limitations on the numbers of applicants that can be processed below comparable 2019 levels.”
The visas are important to the hospitality industry and tourism in New Hampshire because seasonal businesses rely on labor from foreign workers to supplement the local workers in providing services to their customers.
A Polish Perspective
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Lech Walesa, 78, who rose from his position as an electrician in the shipyards of Gdansk, Poland, to serve as leader of one of the world’s most powerful unions and president of his country, will address the New Hampshire General Court this morning as the House and Senate get together to decide the fate of the remaining bills passed by the two chambers this session.
Walesa is touring New England, meeting with activists, academics, and legislators to talk about what he calls this “transitory” period in the world. Last Sunday, he spoke at an informal gathering at Alex Ray’s Barn on the Pemi, talking about Poland’s history.
“I am bringing it up right now for you to realize that, due to our geographical location and our experience, we have special experience … of which side we would be attacked from next,” Walesa said, explaining that many Polish people could foresee Russia’s attack of Ukraine.
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