No US Visa Waiver for Poles - 8/9/07

Why bother even asking a dealer this type of question. Has anyone ever met an honest dealer? If they were, they wouldn't be turning back the miles.

Other nationalities tend to favor business with their own, but Poles in Chicago try to rip you off more if you're Polish... then complain that there is no solidarity.

comment i got from a site and want to share with all here: owenbloggers.com/isha/2008/10/us-visa-waiver.html

visa waiver program
Here it is again - the Polish are not worth of traveling to the US without a visa. Forget the fact that we are in the EU and that Poles can work anywhere they want within the EU, the US is out of bounds. I guess the fear is that EVERYBODY would enter the US and stay illegally. Newsflash for the US government: everyone who wanted to migrate for economic reasons is either in the US already or working somewhere more pleasant (and closer) like the UK, France or Germany. In Poland there is no plumber in sight, so Joe the Plumber should not feel threatened that his job will go to someone more qualified...

The ever so nice US politicians forget the amount of Polish blood that was spilled in their name and on their soil. Anyone heard of Pułaski? I sure hope so with the number of counties named after him. He was Polish, and died fighting for the Americans at the battle of Savannah. What about Kościuszko? He has a statue on Lafayette Square vis a vis the White House. Another Polish General who fought for America and helped to shape it the way it is today. Would they have put their lives on the line if they needed a visa?

The biggest problem I see with all this is that there are a lot of people in Poland who would like to visit the US out of curiosity, but are unwilling to go through the humiliation of US visa process. Imagine that you have to send in your application with $100, then call a 700* number (yes, that's the sort of a number that all the sex lines have where you pay by the minute) to schedule an appointment, than wait in line on the day and have some grumpy person tell you that you are a cheater and will definitely stay in the US so a tourist visa is not for you. Forget the fact that you have a good job, mortgage, and family here - you are an illegal immigrant waiting to happen. It's even worse if you have family there. You want to go to see your family, but you can't, because you won't get a visa because you have family in the US. I would say that's discrimination, but US government does not discriminate, right?

With all that, as a nation we are worthy of being part of the missile shield, but not worthy enough to travel to the US. Now, where is the logic in that?

So what's your problem?


Anyone heard of Leon Czolgosz?

Polish Assassin of President McKinley
Leon Czolgosz was born in Detroit, Michigan from Polish-Russian immigrants in 1873. He had seven sisters and brothers. His family was moving very often from place to place where the jobs were located.

On August 31, 1901, Czolgosz traveled to Buffalo, New York where he rented a room. He bought a 32 caliber Iver-Johnson pistol. He knew that President McKinley will be attending the Pan American Exposition and was hoping to be able to kill him but he still did not have a plan how to do so.

On September 5th Czolgosz attended McKinley speech about the prosperity of America. He hoped to be able to reach a president from a short distance but he was worried that president's guard would catch him before he'll have a chance. So he had to wait for his chance until the next day. President McKinley arrived afternoon at a reception at the Temple of Music. Czolgosz was waiting a couple of hours among these that wanted to shake a hand with a president.

"As the President extended his hand, Czolgosz pushed it aside and pulled out the revolver, wrapped in a handkerchief, from his pocket. Holding the weapon just inches from the President, he fired two quick shots into McKinley's torso. There was a brief second of silence as the President stared at Czolgosz in amazement. As the furious crowd nearly beat the assailant to death, McKinley, his hands clutching his bloody chest, said, Boys, don't let them hurt him!'"

There are too many Poles in America already. Many are here illegally and those are the ones who spoil it for others. Don't blame America for what the Poles are ruinig themselves.l

So it was an American who shot McKinley, not a Pole.

Do Polish people HATE americans......

Some do, some don't.