Sen. Brown, U.S. government please read this blog

People in power have two choices. They can use their power to help, guide and teach others. Or they can use their power to humiliate and belittle others. The consular officers at the U.S. Embassy in Ho Chi Minh City have made the wrong choice. They've gone out of their way to embarrass my wife Phuong and treat her like she doesn't deserve a fair hearing or the same rights as others.
My wife was denied a tourist visa on Thursday to accompany me with our daughter to the United States. It's her fourth rejection.  The officer asked her if she spoke English. When Phuong replied "a little," the man made a "ch" sound and rolled his head back. Make your own interpretation of that professional behavior. Then he wanted to see our marriage license. He left Phuong alone at the table for 10 minutes, then came back and said her marriage was a fake and gave her a rejection letter. When Phuong started to challenge his outright lie, the man put his hand up in front of Phuong's face and waved in the next visa applicant. She wanted to know if  he thought our baby was a fake, also.
It's interesting how the same people accepted our marriage license a few weeks earlier when they made our baby Joanna a U.S. citizen.
On Thursday, Phuong had the deed to our house that proves she is the owner, and she had my work contract. Both are evidence we would return to Vietnam from the U.S., but the consular officer didn't ask for either. He was too busy fabricating an outright lie about our marriage.
I understand there's a vetting process involved with immigration, but denying a visa on a false premise sounds like a criminal act to me. I think that clown may have broken the law. We've written letters of protest and have received a response to each. Of course the world is powerless to overturn the incorrect judgment of someone who makes false accusations. After all, it's HIS judgment, we were told, and that embassies all over the world never overturn a visa denial ... even if it's based on a lie, I guess.
The Embassy did say we could apply again, but that once a visa application is denied, it's very unlikely it would be approved at another hearing unless there was a dramatic change in circumstance. I would assume the truth isn't strong enough. So why apply if their minds are made up? Well, they probably want the application fee of $160.
We'll keep sending letters, we'll get an attorney of course, and I've reached out to U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio to help us, since Phuong will eventually be trying to immigrate to the U.S. with me and Joanna. There is no way in hell I'll let the prejudices and arrogance of some embassy flunky tear apart our family. Brown's office has already responded (I did vote for the man), and Phuong and I are hopeful we'll be able to raise our American daughter in the United States. Phuong is an incredible mom and wife, and we won't accept being separated. She was stunned and fought back tears after she was rejected. If the consular officer showed any compassion and gave her a reasonable explanation as to why she was denied a visa, maybe we wouldn't be so riled up. But this guy treated Phuong with no respect or dignity. He was dismissive and churlish. It's on, bro'.
If this farce continues, we can either try to stay here or seek asylum in another country. I love the U.S. and I know my wife and daughter would too if they can ever get there. So why is this happening?