{"id":11559,"date":"2023-08-27T16:33:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T16:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=11559"},"modified":"2023-08-27T16:33:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T16:33:26","slug":"an-infuriating-new-online-game-asks-would-you-be-able-to-immigrate-to-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=11559","title":{"rendered":"An Infuriating New Online Game Asks: Would You Be Able To Immigrate to the U.S.?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\n“Many critics of illegal immigration argue that foreigners should get in line<\/a> if they want to move to the United States. It shouldn’t be so hard or time-consuming, they argue, for a law-abiding foreigner simply to wait his turn to get a green card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reality<\/a> of the U.S. immigration system is much more complicated and costly<\/a> than that. To that effect, the Cato Institute, a free market think tank, has released<\/a> The Green Card Game<\/em>. Players must navigate the game’s twists and turns in the hopes of securing a green card, which will allow them to live and work in the U.S. legally and eventually become a citizen.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Round after round, different background after different background, I was unable to get into the country legally. I never even came close to the citizenship test. At one point, as a highly educated Afghan doctor fleeing religious persecution, I had no choice but to spend thousands on a journey from South America to the U.S.-Mexico border. My arrival date ticked up to 2045\u2014only for a judge to reject my asylum case. (Unfortunately, that exact journey is a reality<\/a> for many<\/a>.)”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“”A lot of people might play and conclude that the game is biased,” says Bier. “But the reality is that the game is easier than real life. In real life, you can’t set your profile, pick your country of birth, and play as many times as it takes.””<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An Infuriating New Online Game Asks: Would You Be Able To Immigrate to the U.S.?<\/a><\/blockquote>