[killjoy]

Borders are nothing more than the limit of our ownership, our land. If I decide, as an individual, to let people come onto my property any time they want, it's my Right to do so. I personally know people who do that very thing, allowing the unrestricted use of their homes to people they barely know.

This is a sore point for me since I have very good friends who would love to come and visit me in the US but can not because the US makes it almost impossible for them to get a visa. US Embassies in foreign countries have way too much power in deciding who can and can not come into this country. It is not uncommon for visas to be denied even when the person has a letter from a US Citizen inviting them to the US for a visit. These friends are not even from Muslim countries but from places like Thailand and South Africa. When the government will not even let people into the country when they are specifically invited, there is a major problem.

[exodus]

exodus - Borders are nothing more than the limit of our ownership, our land. If I decide, as an individual, to let people come onto my property any time they want, it's my Right to do so. I personally know people who do that very thing, allowing the unrestricted use of their homes to people they barely know.
killjoy - This is a sore point for me since I have very good friends who would love to come and visit me in the US but can not because the US makes it almost impossible for them to get a visa. US Embassies in foreign countries have way too much power in deciding who can and can not come into this country. It is not uncommon for visas to be denied even when the person has a letter from a US Citizen inviting them to the US for a visit. These friends are not even from Muslim countries but from places like Thailand and South Africa. When the government will not even let people into the country when they are specifically invited, there is a major problem.
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There is a major problem with our immigration policies, I agree.

I believe the problem is too much government control. They're afraid of too much movement, thinking that if people come and go as they want, they wouldn't have as much control of us as they would if people just stayed put when they're told to.

It's become a problem with our internal movements, too.

Get your papers in order, killjoy. You'll need them soon, even though you're a citizen, just to travel within our own nation.