Buddhist Monk Faces Worldly Green-Card Matters

Wall Street Journal: “Since devoted himself to serving a burgeoning Buddhist community in Southern California. Barefoot and clad in a saffron robe, Mr. Jomthong recently gave what amounts to the most accurate job description he has: ‘to share Buddhist practices and to promote peace and harmony among people.’ But the U.S. government wants to deport the 47-year-old monk, after denying him permanent U.S. residency, or a green card, on the grounds that he was employed without authorization after his temporary religious visa lapsed . . . “