Re:Author of cURL denied entry to the USA
by geff82 on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @05:41AM
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As someone who just filled out their DS-160 visa application and paid money for the application and now being left alone due to the new "travel ban" (wife and mother in law Iranian) I just say: let this country be alone for a while. I don't know when the US government (and the voters) will gain back consciousness and be part of the international community again in a positive way. Other countries are much more open right now: Germany, France, Canada... and they even all have working Internet! And there is even no strong need to reside in the US to do online business there, as the big platforms (Appstores...) are open for most other countries.
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I say those words as probably the biggest USA-fanboy one could imagine, the guy who defended almost any obscure US policy. But right now, I can not do this any more. I can live with the liberals, I can live with the conservatives, but I can not live with aggressive political stupidness.
Were at least stuck with this stupidity for 4 years. A financial crash is probably due in that time.
Re:Author of cURL denied entry to the USA
by secfirstmd on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @08:39AM
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Yep, even Rightscon (human rights and tech conference) has shifted to Canada next year, instead of it's usual rotation to San Francisco...Basically because a huge chunk of participants probably wouldn't be allowed into the US.
As someone one who was born out of the US but has lived here for nearly all my life - it's all crazy.
Although it may be unpopular, the government is starting to quietly and systematically turn against the majority voters. It's terrifying.
> let this country be alone for a while
Please don't leave us alone with these people. We in the US need you more than ever.
Despite the situation being uncomfortable, we really wanted to... but US government just will not let us. I am already exempt of ESTA and need a regular visa because I travel to Iran now and then. For all my 35 years of life, I wanted to become live in the US, and now that I could afford it, it is made impossible by the government (even when my wife has a German passport in a year, we could only do it if we accepted that maybe no persian family member can visit us.
Fellow Canadian welcomes you here, more of you guy please! :)