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"Based on the background information furnished by Mr. Jobs, he has no close relatives residing in communist-controlled countries."
by emilepetrone 15y ago
"Based on the background information furnished by Mr. Jobs, he has no close relatives residing in communist-controlled countries."
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- mhurron 15y agoYa there are some odd questions when applying for green cards in US as well. You would like to think that the communist questions are artifacts, but I doubt they are. "Are you or have you been a member of the Nazi party/movement" "Are you or have you been a member of a Communist Organization" "Have you been charged with or convicted of genocide" Who would answer yes to those questions?
- sgentle 15y agoIt's not illegal to be a member of a communist organisation, or a Nazi, but it is illegal to lie on those forms. Asking those questions is a way of upping the stakes; you either admit you're a commie and they don't let you in, or you lie and you're up on a felony charge for making false statements.
- GFischer 15y agoWell, the Communist party is part of the governing coalition here in Uruguay (the president is a former guerrilla fighter), which has caused a lot of problems (top government officials are not cleared to visit the U.S. because of their past). And the Communist party has a lot of members here.
- gyardley 15y agoWell, I did. I mean, who wants to get busted for lying to the US government? You don't know how detailed their background check is going to be - or whether they're ever going to do a more detailed one in the future. I'm still down here almost a decade later, so obviously a 'yes' here isn't an automatic deal-breaker.
- biot 15y agoHopefully you've learned your lesson and no longer engage in genocide.