Is US Citizenship is a Curse or a Blessing?

[Kluge]

IMO, if aliens will land on Earth, they will consider to talk only with the most developed nation on the world: us

Does it really matter if one group of people sharpens its sticks with special rocks while another just rubs their sticks against whatever boulder they find? They could upload a 10kB series of texts from their Wikipedia-equivalent to one person and completely change our world as well as the power structure. Putin's given the secrets of potato phasers and wireless electricity with 95%+ efficiency, and Russia'll be the most developed nation within a few years.

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[vitalemontea]

Definitely a blessing. Try being born in third world country.

[johny08]

things are getting worse in the U.S., but everybody also likes to complain. i'm pretty sure most people would choose U.S. citizenship vs. any other random country in the world (which could include developed countries or under-developed ones).

I could understand that, but I believe it's because American cultural influence around the world. Personally if I could have chosen what citizenship to have, it would be a Swiss citizenship.

well lot of people in this world try to get US green card every year and yes they chase "American Dream "
human has a nature instinct ' never satisfied '

for me as asian guy , maybe lived in some european countries will be a good choice than other country in this world.

How to get the green card? Anyone is having experience here?

[deepestfear]

After the introduction of Fat Car legislation, it is I imagine a nightmare for US citizens abroad as banks are increasingly hesitant to open accounts for them to avoid risk of fines for non compliance

[Bonam]

How to get the green card? Anyone is having experience here?

http://www.uscis.gov/greencard

Main methods:
- Employment
- Family/Marriage
- Lottery

[meadefreling]

A true blessing for those coming from 3rd world and get free education and free health care.

People often criticize the us but if you look on how many people want to get into the us and Europe and how many into Russia and china....
There is a clear indicator where is better to live.

Exactly, people in the 3rd world nations see the various show case of benefits rendered by the US and other civilized countries on CNN,BBC,movies,documentaries and even on the internet.So if you ask me would you rot away in your country or approach the opportunity of the US Citizenship and live a better life if you were in such situation.