I thought you said this thread was full of scaremongering. Surely, you don't think the US will arrest and deport a columnist from a international newspaper just for commenting on the current situation, do you?
[Politics] Anyone cancelled a trip or been put off booking a trip to the US since Trump was elected?
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I thought you said this thread was full of scaremongering. Surely, you don't think the US will arrest and deport a columnist from a international newspaper just for commenting on the current situation, do you?
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She states that she got the green card ten years ago. She is therefore eligible to apply for US citizenship; I'm surprised she hasn't.
My green card came due for renewal in 2019 and I had the option of renewing it or applying for citizenship. Given that Trump was President, with his rhetoric on immigration, I reasoned that there was a small, but non-zero chance that things might get messy for anyone who wasn't a citizen. It was certainly a factor in deciding to get my US citizenship (I've always expected to permanently return to the UK at some point, but I want that to happen on my terms, not the US Government's).
It’s a bit like Boris Johnson and his freedom speech during Covid times….you’re free to do what you want as long as it’s his version of free. Do anything slightly off-script and it’s a different story.
HisBetterBall
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Have you never wanted to visit their many theme parks. Its great as a visitor
Machiavelli
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We'd planned a three-week visit in July taking in New York, Niagara Falls, Falling Water, Detroit and Chicago but no longer. Going to Croatia instead.
5Ways Gull
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What like Trump Fantasy land?
I know not aimed at me, but I personally couldn’t think of anything worse than a day in a theme park in the UK let alone one with wobbling bottom yanks waddling around.
The Clamp
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I think Las Vegas has to be seen for 2/3 days maximum. Not for the for the gambling but just to see what a nutcase town it actually is in the middle of a desert with the mad cap themed hotels. I’ve done it twice, but only part of a longer fly drive trip but couldn’t stay there for more than two nights.
I went in 1990 when I was a student beckpacking around the US, it was still a bit sleazy then, especially the Fremont area….it seems quite different these days.
The Clamp
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I mean, if it’s your thing, who am I to knock it but I really didn’t think I have to see it. I can well imagine.
But yeah, I imagine two nights would be plenty.
The Clamp
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Surely one day of that trip would be spent at the Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam
I flew over the canyon and the dam but the national park at Flagstaff on foot was way better.
Not sure I’d want to fly
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Live updates: At least six reported dead after helicopter crashes in Hudson River
The Federal Aviation Authority says it cannot yet confirm how many people in total were on board.
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Two American Airlines jets clip wings on runway at Reagan airport
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Who’d have guessed it was dwarfs keeping you safe in your aircraft.