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U.S. State Department pauses immigrant visa applications

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Post by stanleykm »

itake wrote: post #819
fg137 wrote: post #710

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This. The dude has no idea what they are talking about. It's amazing even on HN people are openly giving their opinions while being completely uninformed of the facts. Imagine the discussions elsewhere.

I’m informed on this topic… Can you correct the mistake? If I show up in China (or the USA) on a tourist visa with the plans to pursue a marriage and permanent residency, does that mean I get to backdate my permanent residency to the tourist visa because I’m able to pursue a marriage (PR)?

an h1b isnt a tourist visa what is wrong with you people

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Post by jandrese »

tclancy wrote: post #799
motbus3 wrote: post #673

Earlier quoted context omitted.

when you treat immigrants like they were not people with lifes, you are just one step away from treating poor people as they were not people and then too treat all common people as they were not people. also it has been quite convenient explanation for adopting systems such as Flock and allowing all kinds of para-police actions which seems very similar to what happened in germany circla 1930-1934

> when you treat immigrants like they were not people with lifes Thus the rebranding of humans as “illegals”.

Especially when they arbitrarily change the rules so people who did everything by the book are now “illegals”. Especially when they “lose” paperwork somewhere inside of an enormous overworked and hostile bureaucracy.

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Post by andrewla »

enraged_camel wrote: post #444
samiwami wrote: post #427

Earlier quoted context omitted.

it’s a cut and dry constitutional amendment, it doesn’t matter if Thomas thinks the people that were in mind when it was drafted are not the same people it applies to now. if they want to change it, go ahead and get the states to ratify a new amendment. Supreme Court doesn’t get to throw out an amendment because it’s old.

It's also amusing that you won't ever hear conservatives like Thomas making the same argument when it comes to, say, the 2nd amendment.

You also won't find Thomas making this argument for birthright citizenship because he didn't make that argument for birthright citizenship. The post you are replying to is incorrect, this was not his argument.

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Post by woodpanel »

ramraj07 wrote: post #881
woodpanel wrote: post #874

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Non-US citizen here. 100% Agreed. Where does this notion come from that a host society has any obligation to the foreigner / non pr? As if he was forced to move to America.

No one asks for that obligation. Only that the rules are stable and you give a heads up.

You have the heads up: Why acquire real-estate if your status is by law temporary?

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Post by nutjob2 »

yipinwong wrote: post #806
Danox wrote: post #447

Just more distraction from a clown administration the most incompetent in American history.

A dumb political statement in HN without any justification on why or providing contexts.

Doesn't mean he's not right. The evidence is overwhelming.

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Post by nonethewiser »

hvb2 wrote: post #15

So for those that don't know, it's quite common for a visa renewal to be required to leave the country. Depending on the visa, you might have to do this every year. So just imagine, having a normal job in the US and you're asked to leave to renew your visa and this stuff happens. That's no more appointment, not even a new date and you're now very likely unable to work and possibly can't even enter the country to get…

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Post by jpadkins »

cyanydeez wrote: post #764
hvb2 wrote: post #15

So for those that don't know, it's quite common for a visa renewal to be required to leave the country. Depending on the visa, you might have to do this every year. So just imagine, having a normal job in the US and you're asked to leave to renew your visa and this stuff happens. That's no more appointment, not even a new date and you're now very likely unable to work and possibly can't even enter the country to get…

Theyre pinching H1B visas to bootlick for fascism. Any other rationale ignores history.

Fascism is the merger of corporate and government power. Powerful corporations utilize do not like this policy decision at all. Increasing costs of H1B means less workers who will work harder and cheaper than the market would bear if large amounts of immigrant labor were allowed in. So no, reducing immigrant labor is not a fascist move because it is not in the interests of powerful corporations and capital owners.

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Post by [deleted] »

xxs wrote: post #867
tsimionescu wrote: post #688

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is a very common pattern of people who go to work to some other, richer country for a set period of time with the sole purpose of making enough money to achieve an objective back home (provide for family, buy a house, retire, etc). I don't know how common this is between H-1B applicants, but it's extremely common in the EU for example.

in the EU there is no need for any visa (within member states) and essentially it's a desired feature of the EU. Another point is that speaking the local language in a richer country of the EU is less likely than speaking English (with English being official only in Ireland and Malta), so it's harder to settle - esp. with kids and school.

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Post by nutjob2 »

yipinwong wrote: post #804
navs wrote: post #721

Probably a good thing for many migrants. I mean who would want to migrate to a country that's so hostile towards anyone that looks and prays different.

> a country that's so hostile towards anyone that looks and prays different. You are making a bold claim that US is being racist here. US is THE melting pot, and no other country in the world has accepted all races living together like this.

Your statement is patently false based on the historical record and current statistics.
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