That’s the front page headline of Information week (April 9,2007) Yes, I admit I am not the most current blogger around 
I just received a notice that my greencard application has been received. Staying in this country has been a 10 year struggle. If you are American, you have no idea of the trauma and stress this involves (unless you are involved intimately with an alien..and not the flying green kind)
Its one of my pet peeves. Its a constant topic of discussion between foreigners living in the US. Every time we meet, ultimately the issue comes up. What’s your status? What kind of visa do you have? How much time do you have? What are your plans? When that 6 year H1-B limitations came up, I saw many of my friends leave the country. It was just too hard to stay. We are all tax paying people (most likely contributing more than 70% of the general population) We contribute to social security and unemployment knowing that most likely we will never see the benefits. We live in a state of impermanence unable to make long term plans.
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So Thailand has been hitting the headlines a lot recently. What ever happened to those quiet days when you never heard about Thailand and was quite happy to be from the country with good food, good weather and good boxing? (oh alright…good prostitutes)
