so, to confirm, you believe that destitution, embarrassment, shame, depression, and eventual arrest - not to mention having to come to terms with being forced into a place you have never lived before - are reasonable consequences of being slightly cavalier about paperwork? if so, 8 months to respond to an application should elicit a much harsher punishment.

edit: to all that are down voting this comment, please don’t. this is our opportunity to explain why we feel this is a bad view to have, and “silencing” this person’s opinion, if anything, can only have the effect of reenforcing this belief.

this is not a spam comment, this is discussion.