Magicalus@discuss.tchncs.de to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoWhy is the word "expat" a thing?message-squaremessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy is the word "expat" a thing?Magicalus@discuss.tchncs.de to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square48fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTheGalacticVoid@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoBro skilled people wanting to become US residents or citizens have to wait an absurd amount of time to even have a chance
minus-square1984@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoYeah because they screen people, not just let anyone come in.
minus-squareTheGalacticVoid@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoNo, it’s because there’s a lottery system that has been backlogged for decades. US immigration is such a bad process that skilled people go to Canada instead because the government there actually values those people.
Bro skilled people wanting to become US residents or citizens have to wait an absurd amount of time to even have a chance
Yeah because they screen people, not just let anyone come in.
No, it’s because there’s a lottery system that has been backlogged for decades. US immigration is such a bad process that skilled people go to Canada instead because the government there actually values those people.