AUGUST 17 — It is a common social media gag to lightly joke about “being radicalised” by a random event. However, I found some truth in the joke when I had to renew my US...
AUGUST 17 — It is a common social media gag to lightly joke about “being radicalised” by a random event.
I had forgotten the landmarks I needed to look out for while walking to the US Embassy; my past article had plenty of reminders about the process but alas, my US visa interview this time was a lot less smooth compared to my first time.She did not seem to understand why I did not have press credentials.
It was clear throughout the years I had proven strong ties to Malaysia and returned from my US visits each time, never staying longer than a week or two. Immigration departments and embassies as gatekeepers shouldn’t exist except in the case of permanent immigration. Seeing as how the US government is determined to do as little as it can for its citizens as far as welfare goes, why make it so hard for outsiders to visit?Let people enter as and when they please, so long as they have a valid passport and those entry and exit logs be used to monitor entries.Free bus services, for instance, should remain free for citizens or non-citizens alike.
The only time I would say closing borders would be warranted is during a pandemic but that need could be alleviated if we invested, instead, in health screenings and sanitisation as well as ventilation measures.
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