Can Trump stop me from being with my future wife ?

[OriZ 3,157]

It has absolutely nothing to do with real, legitimate concerns over sustainability, sure.

Dip me in racism and roll me in xenophobia, but I do find concerns in taking in hundreds of thousands of mostly unvetted, largely military aged single males from the contemporary Middle East.

I'm happy to take in 10,000 vetted Syrian refugees. I think that's humane. I'm not on board with the notion that demanding restrictions and sustainable regulation is "xenophobia."

From the xenophobic conservative media outlet known as PBS:

"After declaring that its welfare system was collapsing under the strain of up to 200,000 refugees, Sweden today became the latest European country to impose border controls. The nation has accepted more refugees per capita than any other country on the continent. But its appeals to other European nations to share the burden have been largely ignored."

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/feeling-burden-of-migrant-crisis-sweden-imposes-border-controls/

Swedish "no-go zones" have largely been mocked by American media. But is a well-known phenomenon in left-leaning Scandinavian state media:

(I actually rely on left-leaning Scandinavian state-owned media to adjust for denial in U.S. media)

"Swedish police warns that Stockholm's main train station has become unsafe after being ‘taken over’ by dozens of Moroccan street children. The all-male migrant teen gangs are spreading terror in the centre of the Swedish capital, stealing, groping girls and assaulting security guards, according to Stockholm police."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3415477/Swedish-police-warn-Stockholm-s-main-police-station-overrun-migrant-teen-gangs-stealing-groping-girls.html

From the right-wing megaphone known as Politico:

"Over nine years, I witnessed the neighborhood become increasingly intolerant. Alcohol became unavailable in most shops and supermarkets; I heard stories of fanatics at the Comte des Flandres metro station who pressured women to wear the veil; Islamic bookshops proliferated, and it became impossible to buy a decent newspaper. With an unemployment rate of 30 percent, the streets were eerily empty until late in the morning. Nowhere was there a bar or café where white, black and brown people would mingle. Instead, I witnessed petty crime, aggression, and frustrated youths who spat at our girlfriends and called them “filthy whores.” If you made a remark, you were inevitably scolded and called a racist. There used to be Jewish shops on Chaussée de Gand, but these were terrorized by gangs of young kids and most closed their doors around 2008. Openly gay people were routinely intimidated, and also packed up their bags.

I finally left Molenbeek in 2014. It was not out of fear. The tipping point, I remember, was an encounter with a Salafist, who tried to convert me on my street. It boiled down to this: I could no longer stand to live in this despondent, destitute, fatalistic neighborhood."

http://www.politico.eu/article/molenbeek-broke-my-heart-radicalization-suburb-brussels-gentrification/

There is no reason for Trumpesque alarmism in the U.S.

Nor is there any good reason for willful denial either.

If I was a movie director, and my movie was based sometime in the future...Sweden would be the "European Muslim country of Sweden" where non Muslims are now a minority.

Edited October 19, 2016 by OriZ

[Boiler 45,519]

Saudi with snow?

[millefleur 5,046]

If I was a movie director, and my movie was based sometime in the future...Sweden would be the "European Muslim country of Sweden" where non Muslims are now a minority.

Have you checked out Michel Houellebecq's novel "Submission"? It's a kind of dystopian satirical novel along those lines. Looks like he beat you to it, but you could always direct the film adaptation version!

Edited October 19, 2016 by millefleur

[OriZ 3,157]

Saudi with snow?

Precisely.

[~Alessa~ 26]

This is it. What to expect if I'm adjusting my status? With Trump as a president.

[Rob L 3,811]

This is it. What to expect if I'm adjusting my status? With Trump as a president.

I think you are safe

[jg121783 3,915]

If you don't have a criminal history you can probably expect the process to eventually become more streamlined. Trump has said more than once he wants to make the process easier for people without a criminal record or terrorist ties. The only people who have something to worry about are people who came here illegally or have a criminal record or ties to terrorism.

[smilesammich 10,727]

If you don't have a criminal history you can probably expect the process to eventually become more streamlined. Trump has said more than once he wants to make the process easier for people without a criminal record or terrorist ties. The only people who have something to worry about are people who came here illegally or have a criminal record or ties to terrorism.

because it's easy for criminals and those with terror ties now? don't hold your breath on any politician doing much of anything to make the legal process streamlined.

[Teddy B 17,252]

If you don't have a criminal history you can probably expect the process to eventually become more streamlined. Trump has said more than once he wants to make the process easier for people without a criminal record or terrorist ties. The only people who have something to worry about are people who came here illegally or have a criminal record or ties to terrorism.

You do realize that this statement contradicts itself? How do you make a process easier for people without criminal records or terrorist ties without first finding out if they actually have a criminal record or terrorist ties? Trump says a lot of stuff that doesn't make sense. Unfortunately there's an endless stream of gullible people who believe it.

[yuna628 9,676]

This is it. What to expect if I'm adjusting my status? With Trump as a president.

That you do things by the book and to the letter. Apply adjust, live your life in America. Know that for every voice screaming at you there are a million more that would defend your right to be here to the death.

[TBoneTX 45,298]

This thread is closed in favor of the "mega-thread" where such concerns are being compiled:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/616230-megathread-what-does-a-trump-presidency-mean-for-visas-merged/