That was the thing my daughter in law ran into… Myanmar doesn’t allow dual citizenship, so she had to give up her own citizenship to become a US citizen.

In the end, it’s safer for her now because she can visit her family and doesn’t have to worry about being immediately blocked re-entering the US.

True, but it’s a green card hearing that should have been done 29 or 30 years ago when she was 15 or 16 and trying to get her first job. :)

She’s been here since the George H.W. Bush administration… plenty of time to have worked things out.

Well, the only guarantee is being born on US soil, there’s nothing in place for minor children who are already citizens of a different country.

I could imagine automatic citizenship like that would cause more problems. Other countries would be like “Hey, we didn’t authorize that!”

Oh no, they’ll still revoke legitimate citizenship, but she made it way too easy by, you know, not earning citizenship in the first place.

Well, if they come here at 10 and aren’t a citizen and don’t do the work to become a citizen, then they still aren’t a citizen.

So, a couple of things… Yes, their fault for being Trump supporters…

But also… She’s 45, she came here when she was 10. She’s had THIRTY-FIVE YEARS to become a US Citizen.

It does take an insane amount of time to work through the citizenship process, but it doesn’t take 35 damn years. Especially not after marrying a US citizen.

Source: Friend of mine did it based on refugee status from Lebanon. My daughter-in-law did it on a student basis from Burma after marrying our son.

I mean, isn’t that kind of how migrant workers have always operated? 🤔

Good PDF here:

https://pvarts.org/dev/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Yaya-Timeline-of-Agricultural-Labor-USA.pdf

I’m going to snip out some choice bits I personally found interesting, but the whole thing is worth a read:

"1860s-1930s: Farming became a large-scale industry.

The U.S. began importing Asian labor as African Americans moved into other industries and as the need for labor increased.

By 1886, 7 out of every 8 farm workers were Chinese. Japanese and Filipino workers were also brought into the country.

1882: The Chinese Exclusion Act banned the employment of Chinese workers. It was the first major attempt to restrict the flow of workers coming to the U.S.

1914-1918: During World War I, migration to the U.S. from Europe declined, increasing the demand for Mexican labor to fill the void.

During this period, growers lobbied to create the first guest worker program, allowing more than 70,000 Mexican workers into the U.S. The program ended in 1921.

Based on this history, we can argue that in modern times not much has changed: farm workers continue to be some of the most exploited workers in the U.S.

This broken immigration system fails to recognize the people who work hard to put food on grocery store shelves, restaurants, and dinner tables across the country.

Instead, they are marginalized and face abuse, detention, and deportation."

I’d also say this… the first home I remember was on a farm just outside city limits. Next door to a saw mill and across the street from railroad tracks. Yes, yes, I have slept through an earthquake. ;)

For the kids in that area at that time, the summer job was “berry picking”. It is the most tedious, hot, sweaty, back breaking, mind-numbing, finger aching work any human being can ask another human being to do.

The idea that we treat those workers any less than any other worker should be criminal.

It’s good that social security benefits are no longer taxable, but what’s being cut to make up for that lost tax revenue? 🤔 Nobody is asking that question.

We HAD plans, but then a close friend of my mothers passed away and that put a giant damper on things. :(

Emphysema sucks kids, don’t smoke!

Self posts are not allowed here, you want !politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world

They’re out blowing shit up and drinking heavily, they had a GREAT 4th. 😢

I mean, that’s BEEN his argument all along, this just codifies it… It’s not like the Justice Department or the Courts ever told him differently.

It’s not that they failed to show up in '24, it’s that the '20 numbers were inflated by generous vote by mail rules due to covid restrictions.

Following '20, Republicans became TERRIFIED of vote by mail, because they know they’re outnumbered and the more people vote, the worse it gets for them.

So they took steps between '20 and '24 to restrict vote by mail. I was telling everyone to expect a lower turnout, everyone is blaming everything except the obvious: Making it easier to vote gets more people to vote.

Just got this email, waiting for the “leopards eating faces” moment:

From: subscription.service@subscriptions.ssa.gov

"Social Security Applauds Passage of Legislation Providing Historic Tax Relief for Seniors

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is celebrating the passage of the One Big, Beautiful Bill, a landmark piece of legislation that delivers long-awaited tax relief to millions of older Americans.

The bill ensures that nearly 90% of Social Security beneficiaries will no longer pay federal income taxes on their benefits, providing meaningful and immediate relief to seniors who have spent a lifetime contributing to our nation’s economy.

“This is a historic step forward for America’s seniors,” said Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano. “For nearly 90 years, Social Security has been a cornerstone of economic security for older Americans. By significantly reducing the tax burden on benefits, this legislation reaffirms President Trump’s promise to protect Social Security and helps ensure that seniors can better enjoy the retirement they’ve earned."

The new law includes a provision that eliminates federal income taxes on Social Security benefits for most beneficiaries, providing relief to individuals and couples. Additionally, it provides an enhanced deduction for taxpayers aged 65 and older, ensuring that retirees can keep more of what they have earned.

Social Security remains committed to providing timely, accurate information to the public and will continue working closely with federal partners to ensure beneficiaries understand how this legislation may affect them."

Are we still blaming Harambe? Feels accurate.

It’s going to be really bad this time, and I was watching the talking heads on the news discounting the CBO report by saying “Naw, naw, it’s cool… see it’s going to cause economic growth… everything is going to be fine!”

And I’m like “That’s a lie, and it was a lie when Reagan said it 45 years ago. It’s NEVER ONCE worked out that way.”

But nobody in the media is willing to follow up with that question: “So why didn’t the growth happen all the other times we tried this?”

Biden’s primary problem was that he could not comprehend where the criticism was coming from and would re-frame it in such a way as to absolve responsibility.

Look at the complaints about the Afghanistan evacuation. It was COMPLETELY fucked up and fucked up in ways that were 100% self inflicted.

People tried to tell him, Guam offered to help evacuate civilians, it was all denied under the black and white premise of “Well, we can’t stay, we have to get out, what do you want from me?”

Nobody is saying “stay”, we’re saying look at the order of operations. Can we please get all the civilians out first? Apparently nobody thought of that. Can we not leave behind any usable gear for the Taliban to take over? Yeah, nobody thought of that either.

Look at the complaints about inflation and the economy. Outright denial there was even a problem. Clinton could have told him “It’s the economy, stupid!” Biden? “What are you talking about, Jack? We have the best economy in the world! In… the… WOOOOORRLLLLD!”