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Old 08-06-2023, 08:04 AM
 
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"Became a citizen the hard way?" Meaning what, exactly? Did you do this legally from start to finish? If so, then you applied to come here legally, patiently awaited your turn to move here, then got a green card. Later on, you became a naturalized US citizen.

Yes, it seems you do need to be "schooled" on what an American is. Once again, it's someone born on US soil or someone who was naturalized. Guest workers aren't US citizens. Illegal aliens are not US citizens. Those who have green cards are not US citizens. As one who had a great-aunt who was a green card holder for a long time and learned that when she wanted to visit "the old country" which, at the time, was behind the Iron Curtain and one of the most repressive countries in that bloc, that if she wanted to visit and then return to the US, she would have to become a US citizen first. If she didn't do that, the "old country" would never have let her return to the US.

BTW, American citizens who live overseas and have a child, if at least one bio parent is a US citizen, the baby is also a US citizen.

If I got a visa that allowed me to live in another country, it wouldn't make me a citizen of that country. Got it now? After all, it's not complicated.
Didn't you know that simply following immigration laws makes one eminently more qualified to discuss these matters than anyone else?
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Old 08-06-2023, 11:07 AM
 
Location: Woburn, MA / W. Hartford, CT
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Didn't you know that simply following immigration laws makes one eminently more qualified to discuss these matters than anyone else?
When someone has gone through the process themselves, yes they are going to know more about it than a random City-Data poster who knows how to do Internet research.
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Old 08-06-2023, 11:12 AM
 
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When someone has gone through the process themselves, yes they are going to know more about it than a random City-Data poster who knows how to do Internet research.
The topic in question was what it means to be an American or US citizen. The topic wasn't the *process* of naturalization.
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Old 08-06-2023, 02:30 PM
 
Location: Woburn, MA / W. Hartford, CT
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The topic in question was what it means to be an American or US citizen. The topic wasn't the *process* of naturalization.
Whatever. I have experience with both.
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Old 08-06-2023, 06:01 PM
 
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Whatever. I have experience with both.
Point is, naturalizing didn't make you more of an expert on citizenship nor inherently more qualified to discuss the topic than any random native born citizen, Or, for that matter, any random non-citizen who may have knowledge of the topic.
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Old 08-06-2023, 07:04 PM
 
Location: Woburn, MA / W. Hartford, CT
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Point is, naturalizing didn't make you more of an expert on citizenship nor inherently more qualified to discuss the topic than any random native born citizen, Or, for that matter, any random non-citizen who may have knowledge of the topic.
Apparently I still I get under your skin, even when I comment on others' posts that had nothing to do with you. Bravo!
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Old 08-06-2023, 07:24 PM
 
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Apparently I still I get under your skin, even when I comment on others' posts that had nothing to do with you. Bravo!
A comment like this is expected from someone so pretentious, but the reality is that you don't have that kind of power. I think it's comical that the single most condescending poster to this forum who talks down to almost everyone got his panties in a bunch when someone came along and gave him a dose of his own medicine. Let's not forget where this all began. LMAO



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I think you're referring to Indian Americans.
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Old 08-07-2023, 01:52 PM
 
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Why don't they use a lockbox?
A Pakistani coworker who lives in that area brought up the break-ins during a conversation today and he said he's re-subscribing to ADT home security.

Safe deposit box is probably best, but availability is limited and inconvenient depending on how often one wears the jewelry. He said some people in his social circle wear a lot (by American standards) and often.
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Old 08-07-2023, 09:36 PM
 
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A Pakistani coworker who lives in that area brought up the break-ins during a conversation today and he said he's re-subscribing to ADT home security.

Safe deposit box is probably best, but availability is limited and inconvenient depending on how often one wears the jewelry. He said some people in his social circle wear a lot (by American standards) and often.
Oh, didn't realize it was jewelry. I was thinking gold coins or bars.
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