I am not sure the audience of this blog is too concerned with immigration issues, but I thought I’d mention it anyway. Imagine if someone were to say that you can’t be a vegetarian or a vegan, it’s against the law! That would freak you out, right? Well, that’s how immigrants to the US feel at times.

There are too many restrictions on what we can and can’t do. For instance, legal immigrants can’t start their own businesses until they get permanent residency, a process that can take 5-15 years. They can’t travel freely internationally, there are restrictions on that. They can’t even get promoted sometimes! For instance, if I came in as a programmer, but later realized that I make a great Engineering Manager, I can’t just take on that job even if someone were to offer it to me. I would have to stay in a “same or similar” job.

I started a new blog site about problems in the current legal immigration process in the United States - http://www.endlesswait.com. Feel free to mention your thoughts or questions on this topic. I feel about it as strongly as I do for a vegetarian lifestyle.