US Government Bashing...why??

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I actually got good advice on that line - but it depends a lot of who you get to speak to. Very inconsistent - I don't know if things have improved since.

[almaty 19]

conme on brother #6..it is 'bashing time'

[Saddle Bronc 124]

I actually got good advice on that line - but it depends a lot of who you get to speak to. Very inconsistent - I don't know if things have improved since.

Your question must have been rather trivial.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

It was about the change of address notification as I recall.

I found out that while you can change your address on the USCIS website - you actually have to do it in a couple of different places if you have an outstanding petition.

[iwannaplay54 985]

What do you think we think? This is the government agency who is responsible for guarding our borders <cough>guarding borders<cough> and processing immigration documents. They can't find the illegals who they are responsible for removing -but I see them all the time hanging out in the Home Depot parking lot looking for work. Hell, we sent them 54 pages of documents, including name, address, address history, work history, birth certificates, telephone, email, for both of us, along with a CHECK, and those idjits couldnt find US in their system for almost 5 months. Citizenship and Immigration. Is there one part of that name that they do a good job on? The FBI has been solving crimes with fragments of fingerprints for decades. My wife bellied up to the machine, freely gave all (10) prints two times, and the quality was so bad they were rejected not once but twice. Cant guard the border. Can't process paperwork. Can't even take a set of fingerprints. Can't manage to even update "processing times" accurately on their website. Your dam skippy they deserve every bit of critical feedback they get. Are you forgetting that even with a different name, this same agency approved Atta's student visa AFTER he t-boned his plane on 09/11? C'mon......the same mid-level civil service drones who were running things then are still running them.

More and more lately I am reading posts stating how stupid the USCIS is or how stupid the US government is. Is this really all necessary? Ok, I will be the first to admit, I hate going to the social security office, the DMV, dealing with the USCIS or any government agency for that matter. BUT, compared to the rampent corruption of some country's governments, is it really that bad here? Can you deal with a few mistakes or the bad attitude of the lady at the SS office? We live in a free country where, yes, you can speak your mind and say what you feel. But again, I ask , given the freedoms that we all have and everyone who has immigrated here now have....is it really necessary? If you make a mistake on your visa petition or get an RFE, if it's your fault, its YOUR fault. Be an adult and correct it. Of the millions of petitions and applications they deal with each year (and growing), are they really that bad? Embrace America and all it's freedoms and most of all , TAKE IT EASY! Just my thoughts. What do the VJ members think??

[childress_london 3]

What do you think we think? This is the government agency who is responsible for guarding our borders <cough>guarding borders<cough> and processing immigration documents. They can't find the illegals who they are responsible for removing -but I see them all the time hanging out in the Home Depot parking lot looking for work. Hell, we sent them 54 pages of documents, including name, address, address history, work history, birth certificates, telephone, email, for both of us, along with a CHECK, and those idjits couldnt find US in their system for almost 5 months. Citizenship and Immigration. Is there one part of that name that they do a good job on? The FBI has been solving crimes with fragments of fingerprints for decades. My wife bellied up to the machine, freely gave all (10) prints two times, and the quality was so bad they were rejected not once but twice. Cant guard the border. Can't process paperwork. Can't even take a set of fingerprints. Can't manage to even update "processing times" accurately on their website. Your dam skippy they deserve every bit of critical feedback they get. Are you forgetting that even with a different name, this same agency approved Atta's student visa AFTER he t-boned his plane on 09/11? C'mon......the same mid-level civil service drones who were running things then are still running them.

Edited February 11, 2009 by childress_london

[Marc & Solika 1]

More and more lately I am reading posts stating how stupid the USCIS is or how stupid the US government is. Is this really all necessary? Ok, I will be the first to admit, I hate going to the social security office, the DMV, dealing with the USCIS or any government agency for that matter. BUT, compared to the rampent corruption of some country's governments, is it really that bad here? Can you deal with a few mistakes or the bad attitude of the lady at the SS office? We live in a free country where, yes, you can speak your mind and say what you feel. But again, I ask , given the freedoms that we all have and everyone who has immigrated here now have....is it really necessary? If you make a mistake on your visa petition or get an RFE, if it's your fault, its YOUR fault. Be an adult and correct it. Of the millions of petitions and applications they deal with each year (and growing), are they really that bad? Embrace America and all it's freedoms and most of all , TAKE IT EASY! Just my thoughts. What do the VJ members think??

Well I would say our government here in the US is just as corrupt as any other government in the world. They cater to big business and pretty much screw the people. Just look at all the bail out money they are giving to the big companies...and it's us the tax payers paying for that and we will probably just get a raise in taxes.

Are you serious??? Yes I agree with what you said about the bailout situation. But the US government being as corrupt as the rest of the world? Bad argument. How about China, Cambodia, and yes even the philippines and many others where the police make rules as they go along, take bribes and "seting up" tourist? Right now as you read this, a section of the Cambodian government is TAKING land from rightful owners and giving it to developers! They have no where to go and nothing they can do! We are talking about countries where money is king and the general attitude is that there are many who will do just about anything to make it expecially their governments! In the US I can safely say that for the most part you can trust the police and similar officials here. We may have our flaws here, but we don't have corruption here like most 3rd world countries! Yes some of our polititions are "on the take", but where they are found out, they are prosecuted, not just ignored with a blind eye. I am not knocking any of these other countries, don't get me wrong, but facts are facts.

[Marc & Solika 1]

What do you think we think? This is the government agency who is responsible for guarding our borders <cough>guarding borders<cough> and processing immigration documents. They can't find the illegals who they are responsible for removing -but I see them all the time hanging out in the Home Depot parking lot looking for work. Hell, we sent them 54 pages of documents, including name, address, address history, work history, birth certificates, telephone, email, for both of us, along with a CHECK, and those idjits couldnt find US in their system for almost 5 months. Citizenship and Immigration. Is there one part of that name that they do a good job on? The FBI has been solving crimes with fragments of fingerprints for decades. My wife bellied up to the machine, freely gave all (10) prints two times, and the quality was so bad they were rejected not once but twice. Cant guard the border. Can't process paperwork. Can't even take a set of fingerprints. Can't manage to even update "processing times" accurately on their website. Your dam skippy they deserve every bit of critical feedback they get. Are you forgetting that even with a different name, this same agency approved Atta's student visa AFTER he t-boned his plane on 09/11? C'mon......the same mid-level civil service drones who were running things then are still running them.

More and more lately I am reading posts stating how stupid the USCIS is or how stupid the US government is. Is this really all necessary? Ok, I will be the first to admit, I hate going to the social security office, the DMV, dealing with the USCIS or any government agency for that matter. BUT, compared to the rampent corruption of some country's governments, is it really that bad here? Can you deal with a few mistakes or the bad attitude of the lady at the SS office? We live in a free country where, yes, you can speak your mind and say what you feel. But again, I ask , given the freedoms that we all have and everyone who has immigrated here now have....is it really necessary? If you make a mistake on your visa petition or get an RFE, if it's your fault, its YOUR fault. Be an adult and correct it. Of the millions of petitions and applications they deal with each year (and growing), are they really that bad? Embrace America and all it's freedoms and most of all , TAKE IT EASY! Just my thoughts. What do the VJ members think??

And if the great USA is so bad.....how bad do you think some of the 3rd world and impoverished governments are? Something to think about!