ph_visitor wrote:MzNayniki wrote:No, my mother is a Phillipine citizen and married an American when I was just a few months old. So we moved here, I obtained and maintained a Permanent Resident Card throughout my duration here in the States.
Permanent Resident Card
This is NOT citizenship. They have this in China, too. It is also NOT CITIZENSHIP.
You are a resident alien, by definition that's what your card is.
You broke the law, and they want you out of the country.
If you cannot understand why they want criminals to NOT become citizens whilst holding permanent resident alien cards on the path to naturalization, I cannot explain it any more clearly.
You are a guest and you broke a drug law.
Bye-Bye. Game over. You screwed up.
If I did this in China:
1) Years in a Chinese prison
2) Deported
3) Stamp in my passport 'Never Allowed back Into China - Ever'
There is nothing more to do. You already have f***ed it up and what remains is to fight it with lawyers (lots of money) or be deported to the RP.
I have no sympathy for you.
You were offered the hospitality of a new country, obtained a resident visa card, and then you became a criminal and broke the law.
NO MATTER that YOU THINK it is a trivial law. You are a guest, you are held to a different standard, you took it for granted and now you get deported.
Wow, again, you are incredibly mean! Please, I am just looking for advice not sympathy. You really don't even have to post anything, you know, if you don't have anything nice to say, you shouldn't say it all. NOW with that said, I already told you I understand why this is happening to me. I am in no way complaining or whatever it is you think I am doing. Like I said, I'm just looking advice. Something YOU need to understand is that I've been in the US since I was 2 and raised as such. Not once have I EVER had to think like I was a non-citizen. Ever.
It just blows me how incredibly mean people can be. I've gone through my share of horrible people, but you by far have been the worst. I do not in any way think what I did was trivial. You misunderstood how I said it. What I said, I did something that many Americans do. I smoked MJ, yes, I got caught, which many on top of many have also. Now, like I told you above, I'd never had to think of myself as a non-citizen. To be honest, I was raised to believe myself an American. Now, before you start with that also, I am not using that as an excuse. I told you also, I took and still am taking full responsibility for what I did. That's not the issue here, I am just looking and asking around for advice. I KNOW what I broke the law, I KNOW I became a criminal, and I KNOW NOW that I am subject to deportation. So plesae, I would appreciate it if you could just not reply into my thread. I do NOT need anymore negativity around me. You had no reason to state of any what you said above, as I am already well aware of everything stated.
Lol.....amazing. Thank you to those who understand that I'm not looking for sympathy and just asking questions. I am well aware of the consequences of my actions, because I haven't even seen the Phillipines since I was 2, how is wrong for me to ask questions to those who are there now? I apologize that you are taking all of what I say/said in the wrong way, but I don't know how else to tell you to get you to understand. So instead of trying, I would just prefer it if you could just keep all the negativity you have brewing inside to yourself. Just understand this, I do not need a course of what the meaning of a Permanent Resident ok? Nor do I need a course on what it means for a non-citizen to break the law lol...wouldn't you think I should by now? Just saying...
Thanks
To those who have helped me, I seriously appreciate it. I guess this mean poster could be right in one way, although I was never taught to see it that way, I did take what being an American means for granted. I just wish I could of been taught exactly what having a green card meant. I was never taught to think of myself otherwise, I apologize if I am coming off like I am looking for anything other than advice. In my entire "US" life, I was never taught anything about the Phillipine culture, or what it is like to be there. I can however, make a select few dishes! For advice I have received, thank you. I am still nervous about going, but I am gaining confidence as each day goes by and I read a post from here. Aside from the one of course lol, but he is outnumbered by a few, so I even feel retarded for letting him get me so up upset.
lol...