Canadians and Mexicans have something called the TN visa, which is a lot easier to get than H1Bs. (Which is a wonder then why Mexicans would bother coming illegally, since they can easily get a TN visa and come over to pluck the crops.
As I said in my post, a Canadian (or Mexican) can obtain a Trade NAFTA (aka TN) work permit. And please note, it's a work permit, not a visa. A visa lets you enter a country for a certain purpose (that may or may not include paid work); a work permit lets you work there. Mexicans and Canadians don't need visas to enter the US, but they do need work permits to work there legally.
Under the NAFTA treaty, only people doing jobs that require certain kinds of college degrees (mostly in STEM fields) are eligible for a Trade NAFTA work permit. So no, people who pick crops cannot get one.
As another AC pointed out, you must have a job offer in order to get a TN permit. But that's true of practically any other kind of non-immigrant work permit. The difference with TN is that you can just show up at the border with:
- evidence of the temporary job offer (i.e., a letter from the employer); - a description of the job that shows it requires someone with the education and skills described in the NAFTA treaty, and - your documents that prove you fit the requirements of the position and the treaty.
Then you pay a small fee and you're in, for up to a year. You can get a new one over and over again, but not forever. Much easier than an H-1B. But like any interaction with a border agent, sometimes things can go wrong. (I was denied a TN once, even though my papers were valid.) Just show up with good documentation, prerferably after consulting with an immigration attorney.
As a Canadian, he can apply as an H-1B to work in the US for a couple of years to get some experience there. US folks can do the same by applying for the Canadian H-1B thingy.
Canadians in his situation don't need to get an H1-B to work in the USA. They can get a work permit far more easily through Trade NAFTA. For now. Stay tuned to see what The Orange One does about that.
There is a reciprocal arrangement in NAFTA for STEM-degreed Americans to work in Canada temporarily.
AGW is a proven fact, the Consensus Opinion of Scientists says so.
Scientists don't just pull consensus opinions out of their asses. They do experiments and observations to check their hypotheses. And then they publish them, to allow their community to scrutinize and test them further. Consensus develops gradually over time, as ideas survive this treatment over and over again.
Please note, I am not saying AGW is false,
Except you are.
I'm simply saying that consensus opinion is masquerading as "fact" in the biggest science debate, and yet nobody seems to notice.
In science, the facts are not opinions. They are the experimental results. Your claim that nobody notices a supposed debate about conflating facts with opinions is just sloppy posturing and conspiracy-mongering.
Here's an example of Trump spending money on a couple of elitist eggheads' meaningless mind masturbation. At the same time he's going to take the Obamaphones away from the brothas! This is one nigga that damn sure wants his Obamaphone. I don't give a damn fuck what some lily white MIT cracker wants. The white boys be taking my Obamaphone.
If people in authority (cough, cough) listened to the likes of you, humanity would never have invented the wheel, the lever, the steam engine, the electric motor, the vacuum tube, the transistor, the laser, the internet...
For those who facepalmed when they saw that Sodium is a boson in TFS... technically, its most common isotope (Na23) is in fact a composite boson, because the total number of fermion particles is even: 11 protons + 12 neutrons + 11 electrons = 34 fermions, each with spin 1/2. So, the composite Na23 atom is net integer spin, and thus a boson.
Moore's Law is an observation made by its namesake that the density of transistors on a chip doubles approximately once every 18 to 24 months. Gordon Moore first made the prediction in 1965 and it held fairly well until recent years (roughly after 2012.)
Processor speeds, although they have increased significantly over the same time period, have not doubled every 18 to 24 months.
In this case, the B1-holder's sponsor (Andela) should have hired the lawyer to advise Omin and other foreign candidates what documents to bring.
Even with valid documents, someone can still be refused entry to the USA. It is not supposed to happen, but it does. Prior consultation with a lawyer can reduce the chance of this happening, but not eliminate it.
Celestine Omin is an Nigerian national. Nigeria a country currently fighting (with US support) its own homegrown terrorist insurgency in the form of Boko Haram. This is an understandable and completely normal security precaution.
But not an understandable and completely normal procedure. From the Linkedin article linked from TFA:
On 3/1, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson responded to the 2/27 request for comment. He said the agency "does not administer written tests to verify a traveler’s purpose of travel,” but would not comment on Omin’s case specifically. He added that foreigners trying to enter the country "bear the burden of proof to establish that they are clearly eligible" and "must overcome all grounds of inadmissibility."
So, Omin was required to satisfy the border agent that he was who he said he was, but not with a written test.
He had a B1 visa, obtained prior to travel. The visa said he's a software engineer, but doesn't prove he's a software engineer. It would have been prudent of him to carry additional documents, such as a transcript of courses he has taken.
To avoid SNAFUs like this, it's best to talk to an immigration lawyer before you get on the plane. Border agents are supposed to follow the law and their agency's rules, but unpleasant things can still happen.
Sceptical. They were pretty monitored, heart rate etc. Plus three military hard cases, not two. Even taking 10%, the odds are just very very long.
Not that long, actually. Given P(gay) = 0.1 and assuming astronaut screening does not bias this, the probability of two astronauts in a three-man capsule being gay is 3 * 0.9 * 0.1 * 0.1 = 0.027. But as you say, they're closely monitored, not the least by the presumptive odd-man-out, who might object to the shenanigans.
These guys had strong egos, but they were selected in part for their ability to get along with each other for two weeks in a small capsule. So, no matter what their orientation, I can imagine that they could put it aside for the duration of the mission.
And while we're on the subject of gay astronauts, let's give a nod to American space pioneer Sally Ride. May she rest in peace.
No. The android Bishop (played by Henriksen) was cut in two by the mother Alien, but survived. He, Newt, and Ripley were in stasis until they crashed on the prison planet in Alien 3. In that sequel, Ripley revived Bishop briefly in order to get his help with something (accessing some log from the ship computer?) but Bishop asked Ripley to "kill" him because he was too damaged to be restored fully.
Only problem is that there are no such people, or any such place. Then of course you run into the problem of stories that falsely report that a story is fake. It's a real hall of mirrors
I see what you're trying to do. You claim there's no way to trust any source of any information, so we are ripe for influence by whoever connects with our base instincts of fear, anger, and survival.
Journalism isn't perfect, but nevertheless it's essential to the proper functioning of a democracy.
Except reporters who do real work can insert stories deliberately trying to deceive, frighten or mislead with varying degrees of fiction in with their valid work.
Citation please. Any such reporter would destroy their career pretty quickly.
(P.S. People. Please stop misapplying the phrase "fake news". The fire's host enough w/o needlessly fanning the flames.)
This. Fake news is written by fake reporters -- people who are deliberately trying to deceive, frighten or mislead by writing fictional stories. It is not the same as real news with errors.
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Canadians and Mexicans have something called the TN visa, which is a lot easier to get than H1Bs. (Which is a wonder then why Mexicans would bother coming illegally, since they can easily get a TN visa and come over to pluck the crops.
As I said in my post, a Canadian (or Mexican) can obtain a Trade NAFTA (aka TN) work permit. And please note, it's a work permit, not a visa. A visa lets you enter a country for a certain purpose (that may or may not include paid work); a work permit lets you work there. Mexicans and Canadians don't need visas to enter the US, but they do need work permits to work there legally.
Under the NAFTA treaty, only people doing jobs that require certain kinds of college degrees (mostly in STEM fields) are eligible for a Trade NAFTA work permit. So no, people who pick crops cannot get one.
As another AC pointed out, you must have a job offer in order to get a TN permit. But that's true of practically any other kind of non-immigrant work permit. The difference with TN is that you can just show up at the border with:
- evidence of the temporary job offer (i.e., a letter from the employer);
- a description of the job that shows it requires someone with the education and skills described in the NAFTA treaty, and
- your documents that prove you fit the requirements of the position and the treaty.
Then you pay a small fee and you're in, for up to a year. You can get a new one over and over again, but not forever. Much easier than an H-1B. But like any interaction with a border agent, sometimes things can go wrong. (I was denied a TN once, even though my papers were valid.) Just show up with good documentation, prerferably after consulting with an immigration attorney.
As a Canadian, he can apply as an H-1B to work in the US for a couple of years to get some experience there. US folks can do the same by applying for the Canadian H-1B thingy.
Canadians in his situation don't need to get an H1-B to work in the USA. They can get a work permit far more easily through Trade NAFTA. For now. Stay tuned to see what The Orange One does about that.
There is a reciprocal arrangement in NAFTA for STEM-degreed Americans to work in Canada temporarily.
He hates the fags and he hates the godless. Of both of them there are too many.
Then why does He keep making them?
There's an app called BribeHOA. Lets you bribe your HOA anonymously.
Un-possible.
In all seriousness, if you have ever tried to deal with an HOA, you'll wish you had never bought a condo.
Pauling won the Nobel prizes for Chemistry and Peace (not Physics.)
Pauling was not the first great scientist to go wacky in his later years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
"Scientists don't just pull consensus opinions out of their asses."
Consensus is not science. Keep saying it is, and I'll know you're not a scientist.
I never said consensus was science. And yes, I am a scientist.
AGW is a proven fact, the Consensus Opinion of Scientists says so.
Scientists don't just pull consensus opinions out of their asses. They do experiments and observations to check their hypotheses. And then they publish them, to allow their community to scrutinize and test them further. Consensus develops gradually over time, as ideas survive this treatment over and over again.
Please note, I am not saying AGW is false,
Except you are.
I'm simply saying that consensus opinion is masquerading as "fact" in the biggest science debate, and yet nobody seems to notice.
In science, the facts are not opinions. They are the experimental results. Your claim that nobody notices a supposed debate about conflating facts with opinions is just sloppy posturing and conspiracy-mongering.
Here's an example of Trump spending money on a couple of elitist eggheads' meaningless mind masturbation. At the same time he's going to take the Obamaphones away from the brothas! This is one nigga that damn sure wants his Obamaphone. I don't give a damn fuck what some lily white MIT cracker wants. The white boys be taking my Obamaphone.
If people in authority (cough, cough) listened to the likes of you, humanity would never have invented the wheel, the lever, the steam engine, the electric motor, the vacuum tube, the transistor, the laser, the internet ...
Next time, post with both hands. That is all.
For those who facepalmed when they saw that Sodium is a boson in TFS ... technically, its most common isotope (Na23) is in fact a composite boson, because the total number of fermion particles is even: 11 protons + 12 neutrons + 11 electrons = 34 fermions, each with spin 1/2. So, the composite Na23 atom is net integer spin, and thus a boson.
http://theworldofsmall.blogspo...
Moore's Law is an observation made by its namesake that the density of transistors on a chip doubles approximately once every 18 to 24 months. Gordon Moore first made the prediction in 1965 and it held fairly well until recent years (roughly after 2012.)
Processor speeds, although they have increased significantly over the same time period, have not doubled every 18 to 24 months.
-20 C is not extreme, for many parts of Canada.
OTOH, -40 can be extreme. (Note the lack of units: -40 C = -40 F)
Commander Data discovered how this might feel.
In this case, the B1-holder's sponsor (Andela) should have hired the lawyer to advise Omin and other foreign candidates what documents to bring.
Even with valid documents, someone can still be refused entry to the USA. It is not supposed to happen, but it does. Prior consultation with a lawyer can reduce the chance of this happening, but not eliminate it.
Celestine Omin is an Nigerian national. Nigeria a country currently fighting (with US support) its own homegrown terrorist insurgency in the form of Boko Haram. This is an understandable and completely normal security precaution.
But not an understandable and completely normal procedure. From the Linkedin article linked from TFA:
On 3/1, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson responded to the 2/27 request for comment. He said the agency "does not administer written tests to verify a traveler’s purpose of travel,” but would not comment on Omin’s case specifically. He added that foreigners trying to enter the country "bear the burden of proof to establish that they are clearly eligible" and "must overcome all grounds of inadmissibility."
So, Omin was required to satisfy the border agent that he was who he said he was, but not with a written test.
He had a B1 visa, obtained prior to travel. The visa said he's a software engineer, but doesn't prove he's a software engineer. It would have been prudent of him to carry additional documents, such as a transcript of courses he has taken.
To avoid SNAFUs like this, it's best to talk to an immigration lawyer before you get on the plane. Border agents are supposed to follow the law and their agency's rules, but unpleasant things can still happen.
Sceptical. They were pretty monitored, heart rate etc. Plus three military hard cases, not two. Even taking 10%, the odds are just very very long.
Not that long, actually. Given P(gay) = 0.1 and assuming astronaut screening does not bias this, the probability of two astronauts in a three-man capsule being gay is 3 * 0.9 * 0.1 * 0.1 = 0.027. But as you say, they're closely monitored, not the least by the presumptive odd-man-out, who might object to the shenanigans.
These guys had strong egos, but they were selected in part for their ability to get along with each other for two weeks in a small capsule. So, no matter what their orientation, I can imagine that they could put it aside for the duration of the mission.
And while we're on the subject of gay astronauts, let's give a nod to American space pioneer Sally Ride. May she rest in peace.
Here's their chance to become (the only) members of the 240,000-mile-high club.
Apollo 13 was science fiction.
Found the moon-landing denier.
No, Apollo 13 was not science fiction. It wasn't a documentary either. It was a dramatization, based on a true story.
No. The android Bishop (played by Henriksen) was cut in two by the mother Alien, but survived. He, Newt, and Ripley were in stasis until they crashed on the prison planet in Alien 3. In that sequel, Ripley revived Bishop briefly in order to get his help with something (accessing some log from the ship computer?) but Bishop asked Ripley to "kill" him because he was too damaged to be restored fully.
The GP post is a clear exception to Poe's Law. It's abundantly clear that it's sarcasm.
C'mon, use your head ... "treason in the united corporations of america state?" "Trump will get him drowned in a steel cage?"
The post is +5 funny. Let's laugh and not take it seriously.
Wouldn't want to be the ref for a match like this. "Red card -- AAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"
Only problem is that there are no such people, or any such place. Then of course you run into the problem of stories that falsely report that a story is fake. It's a real hall of mirrors
I see what you're trying to do. You claim there's no way to trust any source of any information, so we are ripe for influence by whoever connects with our base instincts of fear, anger, and survival.
Journalism isn't perfect, but nevertheless it's essential to the proper functioning of a democracy.
Except reporters who do real work can insert stories deliberately trying to deceive, frighten or mislead with varying degrees of fiction in with their valid work.
Citation please. Any such reporter would destroy their career pretty quickly.
(P.S. People. Please stop misapplying the phrase "fake news". The fire's host enough w/o needlessly fanning the flames.)
This. Fake news is written by fake reporters -- people who are deliberately trying to deceive, frighten or mislead by writing fictional stories. It is not the same as real news with errors.
I still blame her for caving to the cats whining because once you give in once, you just lost that battle forever more.
You may have lost the battle, but not necessarily the war. Stop rewarding the bad behavior, and be persistent. Things will get worse before they get better.
Everyone (well, many) on the other side of the planet would dearly love to have the "nice things" that you and I take for granted.