New president....??

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20 minutes ago, Rick & Apple said:

Where are your numbers to back that up?

 

https://usafacts.org/data/topics/people-society/immigration/immigration-and-immigration-enforcement/visas-granted/

Use a credible source next time buddy. Don’t want to actually be saying “Fake news!” but I guess it’s needed from time to time. 

 

https://www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2018/table6

[Cndn 98]

15 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

Interesting, back when my wife was going through AOS those getting interview waivers were waiting 12-14 months or longer to get their GCs, and those getting interviews like my wife were getting GCs in less than six months.  There were a lot of members asking how they could get on the interview path.  I have never heard the supposition that only those suspected of fraud were brought in for an interview back then, and I assume if that was the case everyone would experience a Stokes interview which to my knowledge and personal experience is not the case.  There are a lot of factors that affect processing time, but re-instituting interview waivers, which is something I would not disagree with, is no guarantee that processing times will decrease.

If you look into it I think it’s clear the likelihood of processing times going back to something less absurd (as they had been for decades), if the very recent mandatory interview requirement is cancelled, is quite high.

[Ela G. 389]

3 minutes ago, aznhouston said:

I'm not pissed about anything. I went through the process the same way as others. I had to wait and wait and wait. I also had to postpone the start date at my current job because the USCIS didn't respond to my EAD expedition request. Nothing was easy for me but I knew it's the game I had to play. And adios, good luck with your life in Spain. 

Aw you’re going to make me cry with your story  I’m sure not getting your EAD expedited is heartbreaking. Loving life here actually, putting the whole USCIS process aside. Came well prepared financially for a year long wait just in case because I knew the wait was going to be looooooooong. Surprised you didn’t come prepared? USCIS doesn’t care about people like you crying over a job

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1 hour ago, Ela S. said:

Right and during the Trump era applications decreased significantly so less applications = less money. They needed the funding and was refused any of it despite new immigration policies being the direct cause of applications decreasing. Increasing fees didn’t even help. C’mon we’re all adults I don’t think any of this is hard to understand

They haven't even increased the fees though so stop lying. The amount of applications hasn't gone done in fact they have all gone up, not to mention the amount of asylum claims. Which nobody pays for the asylum claims to be processed at all. The USCIS said that they were short of money and might need to lay off people. Congress said no, and then all of a sudden they found enough money to continue services. 

[VisaDonnie 54]

19 hours ago, AlohaHI said:

So Joe Biden is the president ??

we still gotta wait for the December 31,2020 

proclamation to be over or no???.....

 

impatient here...

Don't be impatient.....I am writing this not leaning towards any candidate. I am just providing information that is factual. I am also not a political scholar but some of this is basic knowledge if you paid attention in American Civics classes.

 

I am posting this because many people here on VisaJourney are from other countries and may not be familiar with our Presidential Election Process. First we do not elect a President based on the popular vote of the entire USA, we base it on the popular vote of each state. Its important to note the electoral college is not a place but a process.

 

After the November election each states governor submits a Certificate of Ascertainment to Congress and the National Archives, listing the names of the electors for each party, the total votes received by those parties, and the names of those who have been appointed to serve as state electors. On the first Monday following the second Wednesday in December, those electors meet to cast their ballots. On January 6th of the year following the election, a joint session of Congress is convened to tally and certify the electoral votes. If at that time a presidential candidate has received 270 or more electoral votes the sitting Vice President (in this case VP Mike Pence) then declares that person to be the President-Elect and not before.

 

The media doesn't elect our President, the Electoral College does. So, none of the News media outlets make the official call and never have.

 

Election results are finalized through two processes: canvassing and certification.

• The certification deadline in six states is within one week of the election.
• In 26 states and the District of Columbia, the certification deadline is between Nov. 10 and Nov. 30.
• In 14 states, the certification deadline is in mid December.
• Four states (Hawaii, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Tennessee) do not have statutory deadlines for results certification.

Second since all state laws differ, they have the following things that need to happen when the vote is from .5% to 1% margin between the candidates:

• Some state do an automatic recount like Georgia is doing, it automatically kicks in without anybody requesting a recount.
• Some states you must request a recount when the margin is that slim.
• Other states where the margin is not that slim like in Michigan where its over 100,000 votes you have to prove your case in court which is what the Trump campaign is doing.

So some of you have asked where is the fraud? I will give you one example of many:  In one Michigan county due to a software glitch 6000 Trump votes were switched to Biden. Now with 47 other counties in Michigan using the same software "Dominion Voting" how do we know other votes were not switched? On top of that this software in particular is used in the states the Trump campaign is contesting. North Carolina, Nevada, Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Georgia, too much coincidence? maybe.

 

Votes are still being counted and I hope this helped.

 

So those are the facts and you can continue to refuse to believe them but when it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck it’s a duck.

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6 minutes ago, VisaDonnie said:

Don't be impatient.....I am writing this not leaning towards any candidate. I am just providing information that is factual. I am also not a political scholar but some of this is basic knowledge if you paid attention in American Civics classes.

 

I am posting this because many people here on VisaJourney are from other countries and may not be familiar with our Presidential Election Process. First we do not elect a President based on the popular vote of the entire USA, we base it on the popular vote of each state. Its important to note the electoral college is not a place but a process.

 

After the November election each states governor submits a Certificate of Ascertainment to Congress and the National Archives, listing the names of the electors for each party, the total votes received by those parties, and the names of those who have been appointed to serve as state electors. On the first Monday following the second Wednesday in December, those electors meet to cast their ballots. On January 6th of the year following the election, a joint session of Congress is convened to tally and certify the electoral votes. If at that time a presidential candidate has received 270 or more electoral votes the sitting Vice President (in this case VP Mike Pence) then declares that person to be the President-Elect and not before.

 

The media doesn't elect our President, the Electoral College does. So, none of the News media outlets make the official call and never have.

 

Election results are finalized through two processes: canvassing and certification.

• The certification deadline in six states is within one week of the election.
• In 26 states and the District of Columbia, the certification deadline is between Nov. 10 and Nov. 30.
• In 14 states, the certification deadline is in mid December.
• Four states (Hawaii, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Tennessee) do not have statutory deadlines for results certification.

Second since all state laws differ, they have the following things that need to happen when the vote is from .5% to 1% margin between the candidates:

• Some state do an automatic recount like Georgia is doing, it automatically kicks in without anybody requesting a recount.
• Some states you must request a recount when the margin is that slim.
• Other states where the margin is not that slim like in Michigan where its over 100,000 votes you have to prove your case in court which is what the Trump campaign is doing.

So some of you have asked where is the fraud? I will give you one example of many:  In one Michigan county due to a software glitch 6000 Trump votes were switched to Biden. Now with 47 other counties in Michigan using the same software "Dominion Voting" how do we know other votes were not switched? On top of that this software in particular is used in the states the Trump campaign is contesting. North Carolina, Nevada, Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Georgia, too much coincidence? maybe.

 

Votes are still being counted and I hope this helped.

 

So those are the facts and you can continue to refuse to believe them but when it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck it’s a duck.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-technology-voting-michigan-6beeef230376e75252d6eaa91db3f88f
 

funny how a quick google search can debunk so many of these allegations. Feel free to give me legitimate sources to back your claim, would love to see it.

[VisaDonnie 54]

10 minutes ago, J&A1234 said:

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-technology-voting-michigan-6beeef230376e75252d6eaa91db3f88f
 

funny how a quick google search can debunk so many of these allegations. Feel free to give me legitimate sources to back your claim, would love to see it.

You didn’t debunk anything. 

The Dominion Voting Systems, which has been used in multiple states where fraud has been alleged in the 2020 U.S. Election, was rejected three times by data communications experts from the Texas Secretary of State and Attorney General’s Office for failing to meet basic security standards.

 

Unlike Texas, other states certified the use of the system, including Pennsylvania, where voter fraud has been alleged on multiple counts this week.

 

look it up I’ll wait.

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1 hour ago, Ela S. said:

Use a credible source next time buddy. Don’t want to actually be saying “Fake news!” but I guess it’s needed from time to time. 

 

https://www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2018/table6

Table 6. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status by Type and Major Class of Admission: Fiscal Years 2016 to 2018

 

The table I posted was for Immigrant Visas, including K-1 (which is a non-immigrant visa with immigrant intent.)
Compare apples to apples.
 

[Cndn 98]

1 hour ago, J&A1234 said:

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-technology-voting-michigan-6beeef230376e75252d6eaa91db3f88f
 

funny how a quick google search can debunk so many of these allegations. Feel free to give me legitimate sources to back your claim, would love to see it.

What the past few years have taught me is that people will see what they want to see. Logic and facts are irrelevant. 

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21 minutes ago, Rick & Apple said:

Table 6. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status by Type and Major Class of Admission: Fiscal Years 2016 to 2018

 

The table I posted was for Immigrant Visas, including K-1 (which is a non-immigrant visa with immigrant intent.)
Compare apples to apples.

Note that "Table 6" includes both "New Arrivals" and AOS combined.

Edited November 10, 2020 by HRQX

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1 hour ago, VisaDonnie said:

You didn’t debunk anything. 

The Dominion Voting Systems, which has been used in multiple states where fraud has been alleged in the 2020 U.S. Election, was rejected three times by data communications experts from the Texas Secretary of State and Attorney General’s Office for failing to meet basic security standards.

 

Unlike Texas, other states certified the use of the system, including Pennsylvania, where voter fraud has been alleged on multiple counts this week.

 

look it up I’ll wait.

 

just a short video for you, only 1 minute video

 

 

[Ela G. 389]

1 hour ago, Rick & Apple said:

Table 6. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status by Type and Major Class of Admission: Fiscal Years 2016 to 2018

 

The table I posted was for Immigrant Visas, including K-1 (which is a non-immigrant visa with immigrant intent.)
Compare apples to apples.
 

Exactly so why should I care about tourist visas that don’t seek permanent resident status? The only thing I’ve been talking about is permanent resident status. Any visa whether immigrant or non-immigrant intent at the time of issuing. In other words, A O S. I don’t know if you can read but I’ll help you out:

 

2016: 1,183,505

2017: 1,127,167

2018: 1,096,611

 

Now go bore someone else.

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