Why are green cards called green cards if they're reall a pinkish color?
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It is commonly called the Green Card not because of its current color, but because of the original color of the card many years ago.\n\nGreen Card refers to the official card issued by the US government to lawful permanent residents (immigrants) as evidence of their authorization to live and work in the United States. It is officially called Form I-551, the Permanent Resident Card (formerly known as the Alien Registration Receipt Card).
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Only to those who support illegal immigrants think it's a racist term. I think it's a load of BS - I don't care WHERE they're from - I expect anyone who makes the choice to move here to follow our laws. I haven't figured out why that makes me a racist.\n\nAs to your hypothetical question, there are a lot of people who would STILL call you a racist. Personally, if someone breaks into my house, I believe in shoot first, ask later - and I don't care if they're brown, pink, green.....
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The purpose of the Green Card is to allow certain foreign nationals the legal status to work and reside in the United States.  If you leave the United States for one year or more, you are considered to have abandoned your status,unless you have received prior permission from the US government in the form of a Travel Permit (Re-Entry Permit).  There are also other requirements you must meet in order to maintain your status.
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I don't believe the U.S. issues green passport covers, but in Gambia passport color is a dark forest green, which replaced the old royal blue color.\n\nAlso, in Honduras a green passport is issued primarily to lower level officials or Hondurans representing their country at international events. Validity is usually limited to the duration of the event or mission for which it was requested.\n\nAll in all, the green passports seem to be from other countries.
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It has become a popular practice, especially in the U.S., for minorities to play the 'race card' whenever a bill or law is addressed which affects minorities in a negative manner.\n\nNo matter how much these acts will benefit society 'as a whole', the ill-affected minorities will always label the intent as 'racist'.  And they will do this whether they actually see it that way, or not.\n\nThe reason?  Quite simply, it's not the 'best' card for them to play but, thanks to several years of our society-degrading approach to 'political correctness', it is the 'easiest' card for them to play.\n\np.s.  Chinese,... Russian?  They are not involved because, simply put, those countries do not share a common border with the U.S.  Again we see the 'race card' played, when the core problem is lack of a secure border.  The problems 'illegal' immigrants face when we seek to secure our borders is incidental to the solution.  Calling a people 'racist' because they seek to control their country's borders is utter lunacy.
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why is the color brown named brown
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Hi Sujan.  Any application for a green card will only be approved when a immigrant visa number becomes available for you.  Since both consular processing and adjustment of status draw from the same pool of visa numbers, they'll take the same amount of time.
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At least at the begining, part of your being allowed your green card is that you will not use these social welfare programs and thusly become a burden on the state otherwise your sponsor will be required to pay that back. I do not know if that ends when you are a premenant resident or if it doesn't until you are actaully a citizen.
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green means that you are inexperienced. Rookies in the Major Leagues are considered to be "green". New Recruits in the military are considered to be "green". What he was saying to you was that you are inexperienced in the ways of people. Personally I think he was "green" to get angry with you about YOUR phone.
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Gas in a green house, gas in a pink house is called "Pink house gas"
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Because it is the EASIEST and MOST CONVENIENT.  They're grabbing at straws.  It is the only thing they can throw out there that MIGHT get some attention.  The ones who use that card think it will get them sympathy or scare those that are taking action.  Most people don't want to be called racist.
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Wouldn't it be tragic and racist if you were not to be accorded the same pathway of citizenship under the Senate Bill? Now the use of illegal alien term will be rampant  in relation to illegal immigrants advocates omitting "illegal" when talking about illegal immigrants- in order for lawyers to justify their case to approve someone under the amnesty bill. Technically, you're not illegal so I don't know if you will considered at all under the Bill unless you break  the terms of your student visa and become  an illegal, in its truest sense.
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Whats about to give a green card to any hard worker who came to do the best here in exchange of the one who is deported because is a gang member or a felon?  is like send the trash out and give the opportunity to a good person to have legal rights here.  Green Card Recycling Program.... why not?
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Because the matrices that hold the electronic parts that we call "chips" and "motherboards" (which are just really big, complex chips) are green. It's a computer reference.
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It's just a color.\n\n\nMaybe they are color blind
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you can buy colored contacts with no correctiveness, but they're expensive. most any place that sells contacts has them
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I think you mean the greencard lottery, which isn't really considered a visa.  There are foreigners from all over the world that want to live in the US for whatever reason.  The INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) is not able to grant all these applications for residency.  The only fair way to ensure everyone has a chance, regardless of wealth or nationality, is to hold an impartial lottery.