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I Got my U.S. Visa The bother with U.S. visas has little to do with defense or isolationism. It is solely an issue of economics. The USA has about a quarter of a million people annually, who illegally immigrate to the US by overstaying on a legal visa. This is on top of another quarter million who illegally enter the USA(via the mexican border), and on top of about half a million who immigrate legally. Thousands of Chinese people enter the USA every year and then disappear into society never to return to China. Immediatly all of these people can use hospitals, schools etc. which puts quite a load on social services. California has so many illegal immigrants that they are now in the process of devising a method to issue legal driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. Just last month, 30 college students from shanghai overstayed their visa and have taken up residence in West Covina CA. I'm not really against this type of behavior(I would do it myself if I was mexican or chinese), but it is an explanation of why getting visas can be soo difficult. Incidentally It isnt so difficult for citizens of all countries. Many countries are required no visa at all to enter the USA. For instance Japanese citizens can all travel to the USA, visa free and stay for up to 7 months at their leisure. |