There are some things, me being an America, that I can’t fathom happening. The police are supposed to serve and protect. In some of the smaller, third world, countries though, that isn’t the case. My fiancé’ is in Caracas where all of the riots are happening against Chaves. Lastnight he was caught in a riot and because the policeman thought he was part of it they hassled him. Four officers grabbed him and shoved him in the car. They pointed guns at his head and made him strip to see his belongings. He was beaten and had his cell phone and his money stolen from him. Because he didn’t have enough cash on him the officers took him to an ATM for him to withdraw more.
Me as an American, can’t see how this can happen. How America can sit and not issue visa’s to those in need is beyond me. Because my fiancé’ is in Venezuela we have been fighting immigration, trying to get him here, where it’s safe. He first applied for a tourist visa and was denied simply because he “didn’t have enough ties to his own country”. Now we looked into getting him a fiance’ visa and that is going to take a year at bare minimum. Why is it that American’s don’t need visa’s to go places but other countries need them to come here. Why are all people judged on one person’s actions? Why can’t we make it easier for married couples (American/ foreign marriages) to be together.
I was told that if my fiancé’ and I were to marry it would slow the whole visa process down a LOT. What’s with that? I mean, we’re married why is it that I can’t just bring him on the plane with me when I fly home. That makes absolutely no sense to me whatsoever.
I work in a law firm. These attorney’s take case law and bend the laws to suit a particular case. It’s common practice for that to happen. Why can’t there be some way to get the man that I’m in love with, who is in an unsafe country, here where he can be with me and be safe? I just don’t get the judicial system sometimes.
American’s who fall in love with a person from another country are basically screwed. America is the “Land of the Free”. That’s beginning to become a question to me. Why can’t I have my fiancé’ here? Why does it have to be so complicated to be with the people that you love. Why can’t American’s see that not ALL people are bad. Not ALL countries are out to get us. Chaves is trying to be a dictator. The Venezuelan people are trying to revolt that. Why can’t we support them in their plight. We were once in a similar situation. Why can’t our government step up and not have another Castro or Sadam in our midst.
We should help human kind. We have our soldiers in Iraq. Those people just blow us up and say that we are trying to destroy them. Why try and help a country that doesn’t want to be helped when we can help a country that actually wants the help!!!
