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ParticipantI am a devout member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (a pastafarian).
May FSM have mercy on you.
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ParticipantSome people will be “in the dark” no matter what evidence is presented before them. “Dim-witted” is what some might call it. How smart can one be, asking a salesman how valuable his product is? It’s like asking a waitress what’s good on the menu or asking a car salesman if he thinks he’s giving you a good deal.
ParticipantSome people will be “in the dark” no matter what evidence is presented before them. “Dim-witted” is what some might call it. How smart can one be, asking a salesman how valuable his product is? It’s like asking a waitress what’s good on the menu or asking a car salesman if he thinks he’s giving you a good deal.
ParticipantHow do you get the historic number of listings for a specific area?
ParticipantHow do you get the historic number of listings for a specific area?
ParticipantIf a realtor’s commission is based on the sale price, isn’t it in their best interest to have you pay the highest price possible? And isn’t this a conflict of interest for the buyer?
ParticipantIf a realtor’s commission is based on the sale price, isn’t it in their best interest to have you pay the highest price possible? And isn’t this a conflict of interest for the buyer?
ParticipantThat’s a great idea! I think indigenous plants (succulent cacti and other dessert-hardy plants) look much more beautiful than green grass. Go with what nature intended, not the cookie-cutter, green-grass lawn!
ParticipantThat’s a great idea! I think indigenous plants (succulent cacti and other dessert-hardy plants) look much more beautiful than green grass. Go with what nature intended, not the cookie-cutter, green-grass lawn!
ParticipantThat's great input from a lot of posters, especially those with first-hand immigration experience. I work with mostly Indians and Chinese, and we all get along nicely. I'd venture to say that yes, the level of expertise is about equal among us.
They're definitely not getting paid strawberry-picker salaries; however, the salary an immigrant PhD or MSEE expects is about what a domestic BSEE would expect. The biggest difference in salary comes with years experience, not from place of origin. I don't know anyone in my field who makes much less than $70k, and the ones buying homes are in two-income family situations where the wife is also an engineer.
In other news, Bushy's immigration bill is being revived. This allows the legalization of an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants. Do you think this is because our leaders really believe that (in Bush's words)
"We must meet our moral obligation to treat newcomers with decency and show compassion to the vulnerable and exploited, because we're called to answer both the demands of justice and the call for mercy."
Or, like me, do yo believe that this flip-flop on immigration is economically motivated?
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20070615-0623-immigration.html
ParticipantThat's great input from a lot of posters, especially those with first-hand immigration experience. I work with mostly Indians and Chinese, and we all get along nicely. I'd venture to say that yes, the level of expertise is about equal among us.
They're definitely not getting paid strawberry-picker salaries; however, the salary an immigrant PhD or MSEE expects is about what a domestic BSEE would expect. The biggest difference in salary comes with years experience, not from place of origin. I don't know anyone in my field who makes much less than $70k, and the ones buying homes are in two-income family situations where the wife is also an engineer.
In other news, Bushy's immigration bill is being revived. This allows the legalization of an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants. Do you think this is because our leaders really believe that (in Bush's words)
"We must meet our moral obligation to treat newcomers with decency and show compassion to the vulnerable and exploited, because we're called to answer both the demands of justice and the call for mercy."
Or, like me, do yo believe that this flip-flop on immigration is economically motivated?
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20070615-0623-immigration.html
Participantdonaldduckmoore you’re right, that’s what “current” is (I think). I interpret it as “currently accepting applications for change-of-status from visa to permanent resident”. How long it takes to process the application is another thing. But once they’ve accepted the application for processing, you have more rights than regular visa holders. You can change jobs, for example (there may be a lot of job shuffling as people look for higher pay).
Participantdonaldduckmoore you’re right, that’s what “current” is (I think). I interpret it as “currently accepting applications for change-of-status from visa to permanent resident”. How long it takes to process the application is another thing. But once they’ve accepted the application for processing, you have more rights than regular visa holders. You can change jobs, for example (there may be a lot of job shuffling as people look for higher pay).
ParticipantPS If you know others here on work visas please ask them about their opinion on this and whether it affects their decision to buy. Then post it here.
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