What does it take to be FREE?

"When I was working on yachts and on the island I was HORRIFIED by the amount of food that went to waste. There is so much waste as we cater for this elite group of people who can afford to own yachts and islands. We go out of our way to make their time on the yacht/ island the best possible vacation of their life. They are the ones paying our salary so what can we say?"

when i read something like this, i cant help wondering why you are choosing to work in this field?

as to visas, well let me ask you how easy it would be for me to buy a one way ticket to South Africa and travel there looking for work. Will South African authorities welcome me or will they tell me to take a hike and go back to where i came from?

why should there be double standards and why should the US open its borders to anyone who wants to walk the docks?

considering the words you are using, you're probably better off working in other fields... try Greenpeace or oceanic research...

don't assume things about people... i don't care much for these intellectually superior terms like "global awareness" that make those using them feel good about themself... yes, i am aware of people starving to death around the world but the old cliché of the rich wasting food is getting real old.

You seem to forget that the US is the country which spends the most throughout the world on various humanitarian missions. aid to Africa for instance has drastically increased between 2001 and 2008... so don't' lecture Americans on helping the poor and enhance they global awareness.

yeah, our unemployment as risen to 7% but we still look pretty good compared to most of the world... Some European nations would be thrilled to have 7% unemployment... and at the risk of sending this thread into a political no man's land, you seem to be forgetting that the roots of the current financial crisis come, in part, from programs to expand home ownership to those who couldn't afford it via risky loans. I said "in part" I know there are other reasons, but this is one of them...

I'm sorry that South African face more hassle when traveling... but as you said it's not just to travel to the US but around the world. Some countries are seen as a higher risk for illegal immigration and people overstaying their visas. that's the way it is... it's not just SA but many other nations as well.

I know FLL is a big yachting hub, if anyone is allowed to fly in, breeze thru immigration and look for work on American docks, there is no control about them not taking jobs on land or over staying their visas. Unlike many other countries, freedom is taken seriously here and for instance cops can't just stop you on the dock or sidewalk and say "Papier, Bitte"... heck, even if they pull you over for running a red light, they're not allowed to ask about your immigration status!

there is a legal way to do this, just follow the rules.

and you haven't' answered my question about going to South Africa trying to get a job on a boat... am i allowed to do that? i don't' think so. why should it be different here? FLL isn't' the only yachting capital... the French Riviera is equally busy, do you think the EU allows non EU citizens to come in an walk the docks?

well, once you're inside the EU then yes you can walk the docks looking for work... but in order to get in, you still need to clear in and for this you need a Visa if you're coming from many countries... *

how is it different from coming to the US?


* afaik, here is the list of countries whose nationals dont' need a Schengen visa: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Holy See, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, San Marino, Singapore, South Korea, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela