buying a house as a conditional resident

[Peter_Pan 661]

I have spoken to many immigrants - very very few moved here because they were inspired by some ideals. For most, it was coming here because they had a loved one that was American, because they were running from a dictatorship, or because they were looking for better job opportunities. Not one did not have regrets about leaving their old life behind, their country, their family, their memories. Not one felt American, despite being here for 30-40 years.

While there is a personal set of what it means to be american, there is also a bit of a standard set of requirement, such as common background (I dont get jokes because I wasnt here when the X show was on, so I have no idea), a language spoken without any weird accent and so on.s

[Peter_Pan 661]

Motives to migrate can be either incentives attracting people away, known as pull factors, or circumstances encouraging a person to leave, known as push factors, for example:

Push factors

• Lack of employment or entrepreneurial opportunities
• Lack of political or religious rights
• Persecution or intolerance based on race, religion, sex or sexual orientation
• Lack of freedom to choose religion, or to choose no religion
• Shortage of farmland; hard to start new farms (historically)
• Oppressive legal/political conditions
• Struggling or Failing economy
• Military draft, warfare
• Famine or drought
• Cultural fights with other cultural groups
• Expulsion by armed force or coercion

[pddp 240]

Stop it with your jingoistic nonsense, all of you. Misguided "patriots" that spew hatred all around is the last thing this world needs. We are all the same- genuine HUMAN BEINGS. Jeesh...

[kwakun 23]

Yes, because all I need to become a "genuine" American is an oath, right.

I disagree - immigrants will never ever be fully integrated, certainly never be as American as people born and raised here. Who claims they are is either a liar, a very very superficial person, or severely deluded. For the average immigrant, there will always be just one real home - why do you think so many decide to get buried in their initial countries?

I'll give this post a more detailed response when I get the chance.

For now, you should share this information on the n-400 section cause there are a bunch of potential liars, very very superficial and/or severly deluded people in the process of naturalization that need you to tell them this.

Also, print out this post and rehearse it so you can be very well prepared to tell this to the officer during your naturalization interview (assuming you plan to waste your time like the deluded rest of us).

Edited June 4, 2013 by kwakun

[Peter_Pan 661]

You are severely reducing the aspects of the process. Being an American citizen and being a "genuine" American are two different things. You can still make a commitment to something and uphold it, and be honest about it without being less of a citizen of another country. If I become a citizen, I will not be any less Romanian or any more American than I am now.

Anyway, this discussion is pointless, there are countless sociological studies about immigration, integration, and acculturation. I dont know if you are the immigrant, or the American, but if the latter is correct, why is it so hard to understand that people are as willing to give up their identity as you are?

[Penguin_ie 5,992]

**** Let's get back on topic of the OP. Please give constructive advice regarding to the questions posted, or do not post in this thread- if you wish to discuss who is a genuine/ true/ real American, you can start your own thread in Off Topic or the Politics forum ***

[anajnic 87]

I'll give this post a more detailed response when I get the chance.

For now, you should share this information on the n-400 section cause there are a bunch of potential liars, very very superficial and/or severly deluded people in the process of naturalization that need you to tell them this.

Also, print out this post and rehearse it so you can be very well prepared to tell this to the officer during your naturalization interview (assuming you plan to waste your time like the deluded rest of us).

I like you Kwakun, Better you than me

[Cheezees 1,514]

Your in-law's condition for giving money to their son to buy a house is that said house MUST be in their son's name only?? Did I read that correctly?

Is there a form you can fill out for the ROC of insulting in-laws? With or without your name, in the unfortunate case of a divorce, the house would be half your anyway. What are the "protecting" him against? Why would your husband even consider such a slap in the face?

[anajnic 87]

Your in-law's condition for giving money to their son to buy a house is that said house MUST be in their son's name only?? Did I read that correctly?

Is there a form you can fill out for the ROC of insulting in-laws? With or without your name, in the unfortunate case of a divorce, the house would be half your anyway. What are the "protecting" him against? Why would your husband even consider such a slap in the face?

Trini!!!!!!!!!

[Cheezees 1,514]

Trini!!!!!!!!!

Aye gyal!

Ah so glad to see another Trini here. Thought I was de only one Good luck with everything!

[anajnic 87]

Aye gyal!

Ah so glad to see another Trini here. Thought I was de only one Good luck with everything!

You too as well