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secretapproach · February 28th, 2003, 13:19

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So my question is this: If the TSA is requiring it's employees to be citizens, then why not just extend that requirement to anyone from another country who wants to work here?

It makes sense when you consider that those people are working here either because they cannot find work in their home country or because they are looking to improve their quality of living. In either case why would you only plan to be here temporarily?

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There are lots of people all over the world working in countries they are not citizens of and a lot of them (myself included, as an American in Germany) have no intention of becoming citizens of their host country. Some people work for years and years and don't become citizens. And some poeple go to other countries to work temporarily for the experience of it (it's not only people from other countries going to the US). Why should I become a citizen of Germany just because I live and work here and why should someone working in the US have to become a citizen to be able to work? If the host country has a need for someone's skill, let him or her in! It's great for the economy. In my opinion, the terrorists who staged Sept. 11, 2001 have already accomplished a lot by scaring the pants off a very powerful country. And now in our fear we are trying to shut down the borders and are starting to chant counterproductive protectionist slogans. It makes me sad to see what has happened to my country. I'm sure Al Qaeda is just giggling over this. If you want to make sure there are no pilot jobs, do everything you can to make sure the economy is really inflexible. Start by requiring citizenship to work.

And what many Americans don't know is that we are often treated better when we want to go to Country X than when someone from Country X wants to go to the US. I've always wondered why it's so easy for me to work in Germany when a German has a lot harder time if he/she wants to go to the US. Why do they not treat us with as much scrutiny as they are treated with? And this was going on long before Sept. 11.

The United States is strong because of its diverse heritage.

February 28th, 2003, 13:19	#9
secretapproach Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 278	Re: it keeps getting more interesting... [ QUOTE ] So my question is this: If the TSA is requiring it's employees to be citizens, then why not just extend that requirement to anyone from another country who wants to work here? It makes sense when you consider that those people are working here either because they cannot find work in their home country or because they are looking to improve their quality of living. In either case why would you only plan to be here temporarily? [/ QUOTE ] There are lots of people all over the world working in countries they are not citizens of and a lot of them (myself included, as an American in Germany) have no intention of becoming citizens of their host country. Some people work for years and years and don't become citizens. And some poeple go to other countries to work temporarily for the experience of it (it's not only people from other countries going to the US). Why should I become a citizen of Germany just because I live and work here and why should someone working in the US have to become a citizen to be able to work? If the host country has a need for someone's skill, let him or her in! It's great for the economy. In my opinion, the terrorists who staged Sept. 11, 2001 have already accomplished a lot by scaring the pants off a very powerful country. And now in our fear we are trying to shut down the borders and are starting to chant counterproductive protectionist slogans. It makes me sad to see what has happened to my country. I'm sure Al Qaeda is just giggling over this. If you want to make sure there are no pilot jobs, do everything you can to make sure the economy is really inflexible. Start by requiring citizenship to work. And what many Americans don't know is that we are often treated better when we want to go to Country X than when someone from Country X wants to go to the US. I've always wondered why it's so easy for me to work in Germany when a German has a lot harder time if he/she wants to go to the US. Why do they not treat us with as much scrutiny as they are treated with? And this was going on long before Sept. 11. The United States is strong because of its diverse heritage.