Is it worth living in the United States as an Indian immigrant, with so many limitations in terms of immigration and business? India and the US do not share good bilateral relations with Indian citizens, either.
I’ve not lived in the US but have been there for several short stays. Based on the below points, one can decide which place suits them better.There is hardly any labor in US. Everyone does most manual work themselves. This is a good thing.Roads are wide and people have great lane discipline. Driving here is easier.People are warm and welcoming. There is also great diversity.Its so clean and tidy everywhere. People don’t litter, spit etc.Lots of trees and less pollution.Safe, very little racism and equal society.Better salary standards and work quality in most cases.All the above sounds great. The photos on Facebook look awesome. People may brag that they are in the most developed nation in the world.BUT… The below are also true especially for someone coming from IndiaLonelinessThe first thing anyone coming from India realizes is that India is so LIVELY. Here they would feel lonely, roads are empty, nobody walks and its deadly quiet all over. Its like suddenly the world is in mute mode.So if you have no family/friends, think twice or you may end up in depression.SpiritualityIndia, with all its chaos feels spiritual. US has no chaos, but it feels like something is missing. Life would feel monotonous, robotic and materialistic.India has that special vibe and its colorful - that would be missing here.FoodThere is a great number of Indian restaurants here. However it cannot beat food in India at least in terms of sheer variety.You may miss street food like pani poori or even Indian chai.Family rootsIf you have a deep family bonding and have roots and/or quite inclined to Indian culture, US would turn out to be a bummer.If you want your kids to grow up the Indian way, better leave early. If not, just accept their American way of living. If neither, they might be stressed/confused.Times when you would miss India the mostWhen you fall sick. The more serious the illness, more you would miss India. The very thought that you have concerned people around would give you some relief.Festivals - No matter what, (Indian) festivals’ celebration is not the same or no where close here as compared to India.Family get together/occasion in India.
Should political offices be reserved for religious and ethnic minorities?
Interesting Question!If you are referring to the United States, then you must understand that you need a certain amount of cash in order to even run for public office. If you don’t have it you need to be able to raise it, and with the median income for Buddhists, Baptists, and certain minorities being much lower than others it would be interesting to at the very least lower the amount necessary, so you cannot essentially ‘buy’ your way to public office.This should be less of a matter of capitalism or how much money someone has, because our government officials are literally called Representatives. Does not every group deserve equal and appropriate representation? Perhaps if our government actually was a representative of the actual population of our country you’d see an increase of interest in politics and an increase in support for decisions that the government makes. As it stands the political unrest in the U.S. is largely based upon those with a much higher economical status trying to make decisions that will supposedly benefit the people, who they don’t really even know. Imagine asking a millionaire to make decisions that will benefit a poor family. Imagine asking a Christian person to make decisions that would benefit a family of Arabic descent. These aren’t ‘jobs’ so much as political representation and we should really start treating them as such.However its worth noting that someone just being of the same race or religion as you may not mean that they would have your best interests at heart, African Americans in the U.S. didn’t support African American politician Ben Carson because well, Ben Carson. So actually physically reserving a seat for a member of a minority might be a stretch, but making it more accessible would be a start, and that would of course include rural white America as well.
How can I change the race/nationality on my birth certificate?
You don't have to list your race on any job application- ever it is always by law optional. For some employers though it is a plus if you do list you are a minority race (helps them look more diverse) and non-discriminatory in case anyone ever tries to sue they can show who they hire! Birth certificates are handled by the states ( not the fed as other eluded to) you need to call your states office to find out what is allowed. If you are of legal age more than likely it will be a court order you will need and might not even be worth the time and trouble. Did you know there is some DNA blood testing out there that can even determine what area your ancestors came from? Right now they can get pretty close- someday they might be able to say what town/or village they were from! To change your race on your social security card- contact the local office. Again this may be something that requires a legal court order and not worth your time. Good Luck.
Help on U.S Census questionnaire on race?
OK so I always wonder why is it that on every job application or any application of any sort it mainly focus if your "Hispanic/Latino"? I don't get it. Well anyways. Number 5 on the census questionnaire it says "are you Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin.? And it also says that Hispanic, Latino. or Spanish is not a race. I don't get it. I'm Mexican American. For race, what do I put then if they say Hispanic or latino isn't a race.? Can anyone please help me?
What's the future of race relations in the US, better or worse?
What we have in the USA right now is a prime example of the 80/20 rule. It happens to apply to many things in life. Better known as the Pareto Principle, it serves to illustrate many of life's phenomenon, for example:-80% of what people believe about relationships comes from about 20% of their actual relationships.-80% of your job performance comes from about 20% of your actions while on the job.-80% of women only find about 20% of men at least mildly attractive.-80% of your debt is explained by about 20% of your spending habits.-80% of your business income is going to be driven by about 20% of your customers. The heavy spenders.I could go on and on. In terms of American racial politics, 80% of the insanity is coming from 20% of those involved. These are the extremists, the ones that usually end up on the news while the vast majority of Americans are scratching their heads with a mild sense of uncertainty. Let's say you have a crowd of 100 protesters. I'd bet that about 15–20 of them are crazy extremists that will make the whole group look completely nuts. Do you always see every member of Black Lives Matter on TV? No, of course not, that would be hundreds or even thousands of people. You only see the 100 or so maniacs that want to kill White people and make the evening news. Do you see all of the Trump voters on TV? No, that would be millions of people. What you do see are the 100 or so maniacs who want to return to the days of the Jim Crow south, and see the Confederate flag as a symbol of white supremacy and not American history.Imagine in your mind, a group of about 1,000 people huddled together in a big circle. This crowd is all races, colors, religions, and economic groups. In the middle of the circle of people is a group of about 50 who are screaming racial slurs at each other and demanding each other's extinction while calling out for war. All of the cameras are focused in on them, and the other 1,000 people around them are just staring blankly at the spectacle. That is America 2018 in a nutshell.
Does Trump intentionally make racially controversial remarks to exacerbate racial tensions in the United States?
A few examples: 1) In 1973, Trump and his company Trump Management were sued by the U.S. Department of Justice for housing discrimination against black renters—a lawsuit which, according to Trump, he settled without an admission of guilt. 2) In 2011, Trump became the leading proponent of the already discredited "Birtherism" conspiracy theory that President Barack Obama was not born in the US, and he repeated the claim for the following five years. 3) Trump was accused of racism for maintaining, as late as 2016, that a group of black and Latino teenagers were guilty of raping a white woman in the Central Park jogger case, although an imprisoned serial rapist had confessed in 2002 to raping the jogger alone, and DNA evidence confirmed his guilt. 4) Trump launched his 2016 presidential campaign with a speech where he stated of illegal Mexican immigrants: "They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people." 5) Trump has tweeted fake statistics claiming that African Americans are responsible for the majority of murders of whites, and in some speeches he linked African-Americans and Hispanics with violent crime. 6) During an Oval Office meeting about immigration reform, Trump referred to El Salvador, Haiti, and African nations as "shitholes." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_views_of_Donald_Trump Are statements like these part of Trump's intentional plan to create racial anxiety?
Can the US President be elected by the flip of a coin?
Theoretically, yes.Let’s suppose there are two major candidates (true in most election years). Let’s suppose Pennsylvania’s vote is exactly tied between those two — highly unlikely, given the size of the state, but it’s possible. And let’s suppose neither candidate has a majority of the Electoral College without Pennsylvania’s electoral votes.Pennsylvania law requires that tied elections be settled with a “drawing of lots,” which is any random selection method. This happens routinely with low-turnout local races and county election officials settle this all the time by drawing names from a hat, drawing numbered balls from a coffee can, etc. Theoretically a statewide tied race could be settled with a coin flip.