Pleasant Politics

My wife's not even a citizen and she's still struggling with an understaffed bureaucracy to get her 10-year green card. Given her history here, that process is supposed to be a rubber stamp*. Makes me want to punch people who say, "We just want them to follow the law!" Haven't heard that in a bit, guess they dropped the pretense.

Not too worried ATM. These people don't seem to realize the logistical problems they're going to face sticking only to illegals. And getting information from the agencies the GOP purposefully underfunded? Good luck. (Plus, I'm betting bureaucrats at all levels will fight back in 11,532 smarmy little ways. Those are the exact sort of people who don't take kindly to having their power usurped.)

Another reason I'm not shitting myself yet, I doubt they're going after Filipinos any time soon. That would seriously piss off a solid ally who borders the South China Sea. We may well want the full use of both Manila Bay and Subic Bay again (Subic Bay is just West of Manila.). From where else would we project power and/or defend Taiwan?

OTOH, Filipinos are basically Asian Mexicans**, having been occupied by Spain so long that they share language, food, religion, culture, genetics and more. LOL, my wife was appalled when I told her the average American surely thinks she's Mexican, even with the slanty eyes from her Japanese father.

* Married to an American 2+ years, married to another American now, always gainfully employed, paperwork squared away, all that. They just keep sending it back wanting more and more and more, stuff they didn't ask for in the first place.

** Funny as hell if you know any Filipinos. But if you do, you probably already know Jo Koy.