Baby Bush will be Closing Airports in California to VFR Flight Again

In article , Tom Sixkiller wrote:
Immigration is a priviledge, not a right.

....which was precisely what I was saying. The country you have right of
abode in is chosen merely by where you were born; something you have no
choice over. If you choose to live somewhere else, regardless of which
country 'somewhere else' happens to be, it usually requires considerable
effort to achieve this.

If you happen to have citizenship of a country which is nice to live in,
it's not just a right, it's also a privilege (that most of the rest of
the world doesn't get to enjoy). As someone else said, rights and
privileges are not mutually exclusive.

Personally, I learned at a very young age that I
was very lucky to be born in Britain.

Yet you left and are trying to stay here, right?

No. The first line of my signature shows I live in British territory.

I lived in the US for a few years, but I never pursued permanent
residency, so you are incorrect on both counts. I have no plans to live
in the US again in the forseeable future. Does that mean I don't like
the US? NO! Not at all! I enjoy visiting the US, I only returned from a
trip to Houston (paid for out of my own pocket, not a company trip) last
week, and I'll probably go again this year after the heat of summer has
died down.

I might have the right of abode where I live now. But I feel enormously
privileged to have this right of abode. It's not just about having good
cellular service, a car, regular flying and high speed Internet access
(not to mention a good cup of hot tea and fabulous beer), but also living
in a place of outstanding natural beauty as well as having my basic
human needs met (including freedom of expression and freedom of religion
or lack thereof). Much of the world's population doesn't have their basic
human needs properly met. I am extremely glad I wasn't born somwhere
like North Korea. I hope you are too.

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Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man
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