[taxcontrol]

LOL, I find your assumption that I have not read the law, in general very amusing.

The fact is that I read quite a bit of law as part of my job. Granted most of what I read is international law and treaties that govern financial institutions, security and international standards and is not related directly to citizenship ... other than when I have to submit my paperwork for work permits.

[Cboldt]

Anybody can "read the law." My point was that it takes a bit of time and effort to understand it. I have no doubt you are highly competent in what you do, and that may well involve complex legal matters.

But I can tell from how you describe "how the law works," that you do not understand beyond rote application.

I do not mean for that to be an insult, it is not. Sometimes rote application is tricky.

Heck, citizenship law can be done by rote. The problem is that people don't know the rules in the first place, and second, they don't like the result they get when the rules are applied, so they revert to magic thinking.