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Yes. The United States. Despite the whirlwind of media to the contrary, the US is very welcoming to foreigners who follow the laws (that is, don't enter illega

by rdbl27 3mo ago

Yes. The United States. Despite the whirlwind of media to the contrary, the US is very welcoming to foreigners who follow the laws (that is, don't enter illegally) and make an effort to integrate by learning the language and customs. Much more than any other country on Earth.

theLiminator 3mo ago
> Much more than any other country on Earth. What about Canada?
- zdragnar 3mo ago
  Actually immigrating to Canada is quite a bit harder, from what I've heard.
  - sefrost 3mo ago
    Immigrating to Canada was a breeze for decades until the last 2-3 years when they started to reduce immigration numbers in response to citizen concerns.
suddenlybananas 3mo ago
Have you watched the news in the past couple of years?
- throwaway27448 3mo ago
  In practice, even the Trump administration is far less hostile to immigration than their rhetoric would betray.
  - deleted 3mo ago
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  - g8oz 3mo ago
    ICE agents are arresting people when they show up for green card interviews.
    - throwaway27448 3mo ago
      That doesn't contradict what I'm saying. They aren't going to do anything that might depress the economy—it's just a sufficient cruelty to satisfy their base.
      - inigyou 3mo ago
        They closed the strait of Hormuz
        throwaway27448 3mo ago
        Sure but that will crash the whole world's economy. Relatively speaking it's not a problem for us.
    - rdbl27 3mo ago
      ICE agents arrest _people who committed crimes_ at green card interviews (including "entering the country illegally," which is a crime.) As I said, the United States is very welcoming to foreigners who are willing to follow the laws.
      - throwaway27448 3mo ago
        > people who committed crimes Or who simply e.g. violate NSPM-7. They aren't exactly operating within the bounds of statute themselves.
      - persedes 3mo ago
        Eh it's not as black and white as you make it look. Colleague of mine is in ICE detention, because ICE acted on courts being held up in appeals so they can ignore his ongoing asylum case and deport him back to Russia. He followed the rules, had a work permit and everything, but did not matter in the end. The green card interview snatching is also messed up, if your existing visa expired, while you were being processed, USCIS was understanding and it did not affect your application. (Processing time is slow, so that can happen). Now it's if your visa ever expires your Freiwild for ICE. They're technically not wrong with this, but they're essentially throwing the book at people getting a visum legally too.
- throw-the-towel 3mo ago
  They literally mentioned that they did.

by rdbl27 3mo ago

theLiminator 3mo ago

> Much more than any other country on Earth. What about Canada?

zdragnar 3mo ago
Actually immigrating to Canada is quite a bit harder, from what I've heard.
- sefrost 3mo ago
  Immigrating to Canada was a breeze for decades until the last 2-3 years when they started to reduce immigration numbers in response to citizen concerns.

suddenlybananas 3mo ago

Have you watched the news in the past couple of years?

throwaway27448 3mo ago
In practice, even the Trump administration is far less hostile to immigration than their rhetoric would betray.
- deleted 3mo ago
  [deleted]
- g8oz 3mo ago
  ICE agents are arresting people when they show up for green card interviews.
  - throwaway27448 3mo ago
    That doesn't contradict what I'm saying. They aren't going to do anything that might depress the economy—it's just a sufficient cruelty to satisfy their base.
    - inigyou 3mo ago
      They closed the strait of Hormuz
      - throwaway27448 3mo ago
        Sure but that will crash the whole world's economy. Relatively speaking it's not a problem for us.
  - rdbl27 3mo ago
    ICE agents arrest _people who committed crimes_ at green card interviews (including "entering the country illegally," which is a crime.) As I said, the United States is very welcoming to foreigners who are willing to follow the laws.
    - throwaway27448 3mo ago
      > people who committed crimes Or who simply e.g. violate NSPM-7. They aren't exactly operating within the bounds of statute themselves.
    - persedes 3mo ago
      Eh it's not as black and white as you make it look. Colleague of mine is in ICE detention, because ICE acted on courts being held up in appeals so they can ignore his ongoing asylum case and deport him back to Russia. He followed the rules, had a work permit and everything, but did not matter in the end. The green card interview snatching is also messed up, if your existing visa expired, while you were being processed, USCIS was understanding and it did not affect your application. (Processing time is slow, so that can happen). Now it's if your visa ever expires your Freiwild for ICE. They're technically not wrong with this, but they're essentially throwing the book at people getting a visum legally too.
throw-the-towel 3mo ago
They literally mentioned that they did.