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It's about someone with an denied visa trying to work around due immigration process (going to a consulate) by attempting instead to get to a far away border cr
by avereveard 2y ago
It's about someone with an denied visa trying to work around due immigration process (going to a consulate) by attempting instead to get to a far away border crossing and attempting a crossing there because, in her own recollection of the events, she knew/assumed the office was less strict.
And while it's a non story it's framed as a scandal because it resonate with the current political climate and the character is sympathetic to the narrative (productive and upstanding character compared to the ones dominating the previous news cycle on the topic)
- ericzawo 2y agoA significant portion of HN readers, right now, are working and living in the United States on the visa that the author was trying to (re)apply for.
- casenmgreen 2y agoThat is a profound distortion of what happened. I would advise readers to read the article.
- dagmx 2y agoI take it you have never applied for a work visa? You may get denied several times over things outside your control. She is one of many, many people who have had a success visa after prior failed attempts.
- footy 2y agoit's not a non-story because even if she was trying to get around something she didn't deserve to be _detained_ instead of simply being turned around.