Comments on: An Appreciation for Where I’m From http://www.thecornerofficeblog.com/2009/06/02/an-appreciation-for-where-im-from/ An entrepreneurs thoughts on business, personal finance and investing. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:18:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Grant http://www.thecornerofficeblog.com/2009/06/02/an-appreciation-for-where-im-from/comment-page-1/#comment-48265 Grant Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:34:56 +0000 http://www.thecornerofficeblog.com/?p=1240#comment-48265 <a href="#comment-48261" rel="nofollow">@Mike</a> The waiter actually said that the scenario he described in Greece was common among several other central European countries. <a href="#comment-48221" rel="nofollow">@MJ</a> I agree with you whole heartedly. The problem is that while we assume that everyone here is a citizen, that's now not always the case. It still stands that we have immigration laws spelled out that we don't enforce. That is no others fault but our own. And contrary to the media, we don't have an immigration problem. We have an illegal immigration problem. @Mike
The waiter actually said that the scenario he described in Greece was common among several other central European countries.

@MJ
I agree with you whole heartedly. The problem is that while we assume that everyone here is a citizen, that’s now not always the case.

It still stands that we have immigration laws spelled out that we don’t enforce. That is no others fault but our own.

And contrary to the media, we don’t have an immigration problem. We have an illegal immigration problem.

]]> By: Mike http://www.thecornerofficeblog.com/2009/06/02/an-appreciation-for-where-im-from/comment-page-1/#comment-48261 Mike Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:35:11 +0000 http://www.thecornerofficeblog.com/?p=1240#comment-48261 When I read the waiter's descriptions, it's almost like he's talking about Sicily. When I read the waiter’s descriptions, it’s almost like he’s talking about Sicily.

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]]> By: MJ http://www.thecornerofficeblog.com/2009/06/02/an-appreciation-for-where-im-from/comment-page-1/#comment-48221 MJ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:30:46 +0000 http://www.thecornerofficeblog.com/?p=1240#comment-48221 Did he have a ailing Nigerian business partner? I have said it many times, but in the US when we see a imigrant, for the most part we assume that they are a US citizen first. Sure our country has a lot of prejudice and class issues, but in reality everybody has a chance here. We all are equal in the pursuit of happiness, besides maybe England and Canada, there really isn't too many other countries out there in the world that can even try to say the same thing. That is why I think we all have high hopes for the US. Did he have a ailing Nigerian business partner?

I have said it many times, but in the US when we see a imigrant, for the most part we assume that they are a US citizen first. Sure our country has a lot of prejudice and class issues, but in reality everybody has a chance here. We all are equal in the pursuit of happiness, besides maybe England and Canada, there really isn’t too many other countries out there in the world that can even try to say the same thing. That is why I think we all have high hopes for the US.

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