Speller's Father Was A Terrorist

You may have heard the story about Kunal Sah. He’s the 13-year old boy in Green River, Utah who wants to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee to bring attention to his parents deportation to India. Kunal Sah has won the Utah spelling bee each of the last two years. The New York Times has done a story on this family along with several news outlets here in Utah. There has been a lot of editing regarding the facts of this family’s case. Does anybody know why the father’s application for political asylum was denied? The mainstream media has rarely reported the reasons why the father was deported. Here’s what I’ve been able to find out.

Kunal's father, Ken Sah, received a student visa in 1990 according to The Salt Lake Tribune. Just before that visa expired in 1991 he applied for political asylum. His first application was lost or somehow overlooked so he filed a second application for political asylum. It took 8 years for that application to be denied, but the Sah’s were using the date from the missing application. By their count it was just 3 weeks before the 10-year mark. For those who don’t know, if an application for political asylum isn’t processed within 10 years then it is automatically granted. Ken Sah spent the next 5 years filing appeals. During this whole time Ken Sah was permitted to stay in our country during his appeals process and those appeals finally ran out in 2006. It’s a touching story on the surface and one designed to garner sympathy for illegal aliens.

What the media isn’t reporting is why this upstanding man had his application denied when he just wanted to live the American dream. The answer is shocking. On his application for political asylum Ken Sah acknowledged being a member of Vishwa Hindu Parishad in India prior to coming to the United States. As a member of this organization he participated in riots to persecute non-Hindus and attempted to destroy their mosques. In short, Ken Sah was a member of a terrorist organization and he has manipulated our system to remain in our country for 16 years. During that time he married a woman from India and had a son who is now a U.S. citizen. He also bought motels, built a nice home and made a good living for himself and his family.

When the court finally did hear his appeal they found that his oral statements contradicted his written version and the court didn’t think he was credible. The court further found that Ken Sah didn’t qualify for political asylum because that status is intended for people who are being persecuted. It’s not intended for their tormentors. Here’s a link to the court’s decision. http://www.kscourts.org/ca10/cases/2005/09/04-9556.htm

Kunal Sah was eliminated from the Scripps National Spelling Bee on the first day because he didn’t score high enough on the written examination to advance to the next round.