Don’t repeat that too loudly.
Yep, I have two friends who were born here who married people who came in on school visas. They had oodles of paperwork to go through over the span of years of time, tons of interviews to prove they’re really in a relationship, and on and on.
I think Chowhound was covered by the 14th Ammendment. (Children born in the United States become American citizens regardless of the citizenship of their parents.)
Sister-in-law is Chinese. Married my brother two years ago. Took her citizenship test last week and got sworn.
But, yeah, they also had to do all the things about verifying it was a legit marriage after they got married.
Depends on the circumstances. Sounds like Derivative Citizenship, which is just for minors.
This must be it. I was born overseas and came to the US at the same time as my parents. I was 2 or 3 years old at the time. At some point, I became a citizen, but I’m not sure how that process happened. I do know that I had a SSN by age 16, when I started working.
My mom was in the country, married and working, for 20 years before she finally became a citizen, and there was about a 2-3 year process for her even then. She’s a government employee and knows tons of cops and lawyers through her job and it still took forever…
My Chinese wife is taking the citizenship test next Monday, after 4 years of interviews and paperwork involving both of us. And even after 4 years of marriage, she’s bringing reams of paperwork with her - tax records, bank statements, birth certificate for our kid… It has not been a quick or easy process even with the marriage, working here for 10 years and her masters degree from the States.
So the question is: What is the immigration process in the Glorious Penbladian Utopia?
Good luck to her, it’s not an easy test. I remember they did a survey and most native born citizens wouldn’t pass it.
Everyone is welcome for to make great work in Glorious Authoritarian-Socialist Penbladian Utopia!
But the rich are strip of wealth and given thank you card sign by schoolchildren fed by money, and religious is given much questions for to make sure they will not be trying to spread poison of brain to children or infirm.
After this, all is welcome to join great Libcuckery! Which is Penbladian word for “Citizenry,” you are seeing.
(there may also be a minimum threshold of rational thought capabilities required, but that’s harder to jokingly convey in a very bad faux-Russian pastiche)
So today, as I was walking into work from the garage, I saw this on the back of a truck:
[details=Its rude]
I sent this in along with the license plate, to HR to get addressed. In my mind, this is harassment for anyone of Arabic descent. The kicker? The license plate has “Veteran” on it. I’m sure this will put HR into a tizzy. I’ll keep you updated.
“Hey, man! That’s not in Arabic, right? It’s just fancy written American. It doesn’t say Arabs should fuck themselves. It just says you should. It’s my Free Speech right to tell you to fuck yourself.”
How is that harassment and “enough” to involve HR and possibly having the person owning the car fired?
According to those yearly ‘self-assessment’ exams many workplaces make you do, everything crosses a line if it is against a protected class. If someone is offended by it (part of the same class or not) it probably crosses that line.
It’s a hostile work environment. If you have to pass by that bumper sticker every day.
From here
Harassment is unwelcome conduct that is based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. Harassment becomes unlawful where 1) enduring the offensive conduct becomes a condition of continued employment, or 2) the conduct is severe or pervasive enough to create a work environment that a reasonable person would consider intimidating, hostile, or abusive. Anti-discrimination laws also prohibit harassment against individuals in retaliation for filing a discrimination charge, testifying, or participating in any way in an investigation, proceeding, or lawsuit under these laws; or opposing employment practices that they reasonably believe discriminate against individuals, in violation of these laws.
My immediate reaction is that this was an offensive bumper sticker. If I put myself in someone else’s shoes and had to walk by that everyday, it would be considered a hostile work environment, because it’s there everyday.
They can choose to park on non-company grounds if they want to keep the bumper sticker.
Using derogatory terms against one race/religion is a terminating offense at my company. They really have a very low tolerance for this. So I expect this person’s manager will be notified and if they don’t remove the bumper sticker, or they react in a way that is not apologetic, they will likely be terminated.
Would be a pretty easy thing to talk your way out of and then just remove the sticker.
Basically play it as: “Didn’t think it was racist, just thought it was a clever way to tell people in general off without most of them noticing. If someone’s upset by it, I’ll just take it off.”
Of course the type of person that would put it on there in the first place seems less likely to take that angle.
My immediate thought was, funny use of a font, (looks like) ugly car, ignore.
It would be interesting if it turns out that way, but I doubt that will be the calm response they get. It’s a vet with a bumper sticker, so probably some Freedom of Speech rally on social media to support someone being a jackass. If it’s private employer… they might have something to stand on.
I am guessing your native language is not Arabic?