tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12508552.post7516997092516498318..comments2023-09-05T16:22:15.151+02:00Comments on Martinis For Two: No place like homeDiane Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00059365308496711788noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12508552.post-85474684280754181242006-10-10T13:36:00.000+02:002006-10-10T13:36:00.000+02:00Hi from Seattle.Hi from Seattle.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892964135889989419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12508552.post-82909578018519176812006-10-10T12:25:00.000+02:002006-10-10T12:25:00.000+02:00Diane! I hope things will work out for your friend...Diane! I hope things will work out for your friend! <br /><br />When I started the process of getting a green card, my attorney told me that “INS treats every body equal. Equally bad that is”. Equal is good and I appreciate that. But I’m sure all of us who have had anything to do with INS can tell horror stories of how we’ve been treated. If you fill out one paper wrong, or send the wrong amount of fee: your case will be dropped without a notice. Even if the screw-up was the INS’s: they will just ignore your application, or waiting number or what ever you had. <br /><br />What is so surprising to me is that a lot of this seam to be “company policy” at the INS. US is a country with excellent customer service and helpful people. Maybe INS forgot to instruct their employees. Although I do believe this bad behaviour is done on purpose. Being rude will not weed out the bad seeds.Åsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06499955506439869169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12508552.post-5680721960019916822006-10-10T05:24:00.000+02:002006-10-10T05:24:00.000+02:00This hits close to home. I was lucky enough to ha...This hits close to home. I was lucky enough to have a mother that took care of our immigration as soon as we landed in the US. She married my stepfather and took the steps necessary for us to live in this country with full privileges as a US resident. <br /><br />After living here for more than 23 years, I took the steps necessary to become a US citizen and was lucky enough for the process to be painless: I filled out the paperwork, took my pictures send in the $300+ and within a year, I had my interview and within weeks had a letter telling me that my status as a US citizen was fully approved. Having said that I never knew the hassle, horrors and injustice of the INS first hand, but I been witness of plenty thru friends who came to this country to make a new life for themselves. They work, paid taxes, respect the laws and feed the economy. Is sad to know that in exchange they have been treated offensively, cheated on their pay, their basic rights and in some cases looked down because they are not American born. <br /><br />I was once proud to say I live in the U.S. of A. But after having lived first hands the injustices towards immigrate in this country I'm ashamed that this country, who call itself a superpower and forward-thinking is nothing but a cheap two face bully.<br /><br />I hope that that your friend can beat the system and finally realized his dream in his home.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185483325188799760noreply@blogger.com