LAND OF THE FREE

[Sandrila 1]

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY TO ALL MENA

Just wanted to reinerate the importance of the this great country and being an American Citizen

The right to live free and most of the time safe

The right to freedom of speech and free enterprise

The right to do whatever the *%&$! we want!!!

I just hope all of us who are waiting will get what we deserve

the right to live in peace and happiness with our loved ones

Enjoy the day, eat drink and be merry

see some sparks in the sky or make some of your own

Congrats to all just getting their visas

and I hope we get ours too.....7 weeks in AP for us now

GOD BLESS AMERICA

Edited July 4, 2008 by sandrila

[BenAndNida 0]

What are you talking about???

A "great" country doesn't make its own citizens wait NEARLY A YEAR to see their own spouses!

A "great" country doesn't expedite the processing of foreign worker visas (within a week!), contributing to lost jobs for U.S. citizens, while the spouses of U.S. citizens are made to wait nearly a year for a spouse visa!

A "great" country doesn't waste $3 trillion on useless foreign wars while underfunding the most basic government office functions (USCIS), such as the processing of paperwork for U.S. visas for U.S. citizens!

And as for being "free" in this country... HA!

Try this: Come on up to Washington state and place a $1 bet on a Seattle Seahawks game online.

For that "crime" you will be subject to prosecution for a Class C Felony (a classification equivalent to rape or child molestation). And when you get out of prison, you would probably not be able to find good employment anywhere in this country ever again due to your felony conviction. (Helps explain why so many felons re-commit crimes; they have little employment prospects. Also helps explain why U.S.A. has the largest prison population in the world.)

I could go on and on...

This country is certainly neither "great" nor "free" at this point in history.

[BenAndNida 0]

Btw: If one is sharply critical of the U.S. government (as many U.S. journalists and academics have been), then one can arbitrarily be refused permission to board a U.S. aircraft ever again (such as to visit an overseas spouse, for example).

From the Wikipedia entry for No Fly List:

"The No Fly List, sometimes called the watch list, is a secret list created and maintained by the United States government of people who are not permitted to board a commercial aircraft for travel in the United States. It includes at least tens of thousands of names.

The list has raised civil liberties and due process concerns, due in part to the potential for ethnic, religious, economic, political, or racial profiling and discrimination. It has also raised concerns about privacy and government secrecy."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Fly_List

So much for your "freedom"...

[~Chad~ 0]

What are you talking about???

A "great" country doesn't make its own citizens wait NEARLY A YEAR to see their own spouses!

A "great" country doesn't expedite the processing of foreign worker visas (within a week!), contributing to lost jobs for U.S. citizens, while the spouses of U.S. citizens are made to wait nearly a year for a spouse visa!

A "great" country doesn't waste $3 trillion on useless foreign wars while underfunding the most basic government office functions (USCIS), such as the processing of paperwork for U.S. visas for U.S. citizens!

And as for being "free" in this country... HA!

Try this: Come on up to Washington state and place a $1 bet on a Seattle Seahawks game online.

For that "crime" you will be subject to prosecution for a Class C Felony (a classification equivalent to rape or child molestation). And when you get out of prison, you would probably not be able to find good employment anywhere in this country ever again due to your felony conviction. (Helps explain why so many felons re-commit crimes; they have little employment prospects. Also helps explain why U.S.A. has the largest prison population in the world.)

I could go on and on...

This country is certainly neither "great" nor "free" at this point in history.

You joined today to complain about America, on the fourth of July??? If this country is so bad, by all means move to Thailand. As for the OP- nice post

[Nagishkaw 510]

BenAndNida,

Sssshhhaaaadddduuuuuuup and go sit down, noob!

[~Chad~ 0]

BenAndNida,

Sssshhhaaaadddduuuuuuup and go sit down, noob!

[Nagishkaw 510]

Is this the part where we have to call in the Marines?

[desert_fox 32]

What are you talking about???

A "great" country doesn't make its own citizens wait NEARLY A YEAR to see their own spouses!

A "great" country doesn't expedite the processing of foreign worker visas (within a week!), contributing to lost jobs for U.S. citizens, while the spouses of U.S. citizens are made to wait nearly a year for a spouse visa!

A "great" country doesn't waste $3 trillion on useless foreign wars while underfunding the most basic government office functions (USCIS), such as the processing of paperwork for U.S. visas for U.S. citizens!

And as for being "free" in this country... HA!

Try this: Come on up to Washington state and place a $1 bet on a Seattle Seahawks game online.

For that "crime" you will be subject to prosecution for a Class C Felony (a classification equivalent to rape or child molestation). And when you get out of prison, you would probably not be able to find good employment anywhere in this country ever again due to your felony conviction. (Helps explain why so many felons re-commit crimes; they have little employment prospects. Also helps explain why U.S.A. has the largest prison population in the world.)

I could go on and on...

This country is certainly neither "great" nor "free" at this point in history.

rambling!!!

flights leaving every day to where the life is better....have a nice flight if they let you on.

[brnidokiegurl 0]

No timeline i would say ignore big time, it was directed to MENA anyway, dont bite the hand that feeds ya or go find new food

[Nagishkaw 510]

Immigration is a privilege, not a right, BTW.

[Ban Hammer 13,333]

#######?

moved to ot as this has nothing to do with k-3

Edited July 5, 2008 by charlesandnessa

[BenAndNida 0]

I would love to move to Thailand (but don't speak Thai fluently enough to succeed professionally there)...

or any other nice country, such as Canada or Australia.

But, if one would take the time to research the issue a bit, one would find that it is very difficult to arbitrarily emigrate elsewhere.

(Most countries protect their own highly-skilled workers from foreign immigration at least as rigorously as we do.)

So: "U.S.A. - Love it or leave it" is really not even practical in most cases.

Just fyi.

[brnidokiegurl 0]

try it u may like it fyi

[Nagishkaw 510]

I would love to move to Thailand (but don't speak Thai fluently enough to succeed professionally there)...

or any other nice country, such as Canada or Australia.

But, if one would take the time to research the issue a bit, one would find that it is very difficult to arbitrarily emigrate elsewhere.

(Most countries protect their own highly-skilled workers from foreign immigration at least as rigorously as we do.)

So: "U.S.A. - Love it or leave it" is really not even practical in most cases.

Just fyi.

Sounds like your stuck here, pal.

[~Chad~ 0]

I would love to move to Thailand (but don't speak Thai fluently enough to succeed professionally there)...

or any other nice country, such as Canada or Australia.

But, if one would take the time to research the issue a bit, one would find that it is very difficult to arbitrarily emigrate elsewhere.

(Most countries protect their own highly-skilled workers from foreign immigration at least as rigorously as we do.)

So: "U.S.A. - Love it or leave it" is really not even practical in most cases.

Just fyi.

So the best thing to do is complain. You are one of those "The glass is half empty" kind of guys. I love this country and would die for it. It's not perfect, and it has flaws, so f---ng what.