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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Can't vote yet. I'm not a citizen.
I have to wait until November to even apply for citizenship after having my green card (legal residency) for 3 years through marriage. It would be 5 years if I wasn't married to an American. This was after proving that I had 4 years of funds available to me throughout the course of my education BEFORE they would grant me a student visa.
Trump's right that immigration is broken in America, but he's wrong about what that means. To me, it means that it's nearly impossible to immigrate to this country if you're following the rules, so I fully understand why someone who doesn't have the same opportunities that I've had (professionally educated, married to an American, white, english speaker, no objectionable history) would find a way to enter the country illegally. I've been living here for 6 years, and I haven't had a single vote yet. The tea party and revolution occurred due to taxation without representation, but it still goes on here constantly. Just ask the millions of undocumented immigrants, and those of us who are legal, but still don't have a say in how the country is run.
Sorry for the rant, I'm just extremely pissed that I don't get a voice in this election coming up. You touched a nerve.
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This is a really major point that needs to be dealt with in this country. We rant and rave about "illegals" and then we make it damn near impossible to legally immigrate here. Do we really think people want to live under the constant threat of deportation? No, we just make it too damn hard to do it legally.