Reason Magazine
- reason.com
- reason.tv
- reason.org
- Donate
- Site Search:
Reason on Facebook
Reason on Twitter
Reason on YouTube
Reason RSSGet Reason E-mail Updates!
Manage your Reason e-mail list subscriptionsadvertisements
I'd Like to Take Her Home With Me, That's Understood
Do our immigration laws discriminate about tall, thin women with flawless skin? It's time to confront the issue.
Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner, a 43-year-old bachelor, has proposed legislation giving international beauties their own U.S. visa category, rather than have them compete with computer analysts and scientists for the non-immigrant H-1B visa for skilled professionals.
"From Fashion Week to our vibrant publishing industry to the many designers that call New York City home, fashion is a vital part of our economy that drives thousands of jobs," Weiner said in an email to Reuters.
Headline explained by Steve Albini (covering these guys)
here:
thoreau|6.17.08 @ 1:12PM|#
LoneWacko, so help me God, if you try to StandInTheWayOf
SuperModelVisas, this could be the issue that finally rallies the
entire forum to KickYourAss.
:)
guy in the back row|6.17.08 @ 1:16PM|#
So they'll be standing in front of Home Depot, looking for a
day's work for $60?
woohoo!
Franklin Harris|6.17.08 @ 1:17PM|#
I thought the whole point was for them to be here illegally. So, like, they'd have to marry you just to get a green card.
|6.17.08 @ 1:20PM|#
But will our existing highway system be able to accommodate
these SuperModels? I'm guessing we'll need to build a SuperHighway
so they can get to and from work.
Also, the porn industry ought to be able to exploit the hell out of
this.
LarryA|6.17.08 @ 1:21PM|#
A New York congressman who has been romantically linked by
tabloid newspapers to several high-profile, beautiful women, is one
step closer to creating a special work permit for foreign fashion
models.
In other news, Ted Nugent proposed a new category of visa for big
game animals.
What a Weiner.
h-dawg|6.17.08 @ 1:22PM|#
My favorite paragraph in the article:
"Weiner introduced his proposal...to the Committee of the Whole,
where less rigid rules allow bills to be passed quicker."
You have to wonder how long it took the editor to craft that
one.
|6.17.08 @ 1:23PM|#
Fuck that christing horseshit.
If he's going to do that, he'd better grease the rails for Swedish
porn actresses who don't blink at DP scenes and bukkake.
Ever seen the shit that they're willing to do? If you did it to a
farm animal, you'd be doing time.
|6.17.08 @ 1:25PM|#
Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner, a 43-year-old
bachelor, has proposed legislation giving international beauties
their own U.S. visa category, ... [emphasis added]
Of course he's a Democrat. A Republican would have asked for a male
figure skater category.
I keed, I keed. Not all male figure skaters are gay.
|6.17.08 @ 1:30PM|#
Legally or Illegally doesn't matter as far as the "marrying to
get a Green Card" thing. Legal ones do the marriage thing as well.
Chicks here legally have a hard time staying.
I had a GF for several years who was here legally. It would have
been a lot easier if we had married ( I sure didn't want to marry
her). Instead she went to grad school, got a job, filed 800 forms
and paid all the fees and waited several years to get a Pink "green
card."
Episiarch|6.17.08 @ 1:30PM|#
Just wait until you date a model, and you won't be so glib.
They're a pain in the ass.
Wait, what am I saying? Most of you'll be waiting forever.
|6.17.08 @ 1:31PM|#
Meant to say: The Green card thing has more to do with staying than coming, obviously. Not everyone who comes for a job wants to move here.
|6.17.08 @ 1:32PM|#
The fact that this discussion is even being had is a testament to how fucked up our immigration system is.
B|6.17.08 @ 1:33PM|#
I expect this immigration bill will pass at about the same time
we see an article on this site by Steven Chapman about the
following headline from the AP: "Signs are emerging that Iraq has
reached a turning point" I guess he will have to take some time to
come up with a way to yet again make obvious progress in Iraq look
like some sort of propaganda coup.
Is this post off-topic? Indeed it is. Do I care? No.
|6.17.08 @ 1:34PM|#
Just wait until you date a model, and you won't be so glib.
They're a pain in the ass.
For every beautiful woman there's a man that's tired of her
shit.
|6.17.08 @ 1:37PM|#
B,
I'll save Chapman some work and ask, how many turning points has
Iraq reached in the past few years?
|6.17.08 @ 1:40PM|#
Episiarch,
I've never dated that type either, I was just wondering. I thought
you'd enjoy
this song, though.
|6.17.08 @ 1:41PM|#
For every beautiful woman there's a man that's tired of her
shit.
Reminds me of an Onion headline:
"Totally hot chick is also way psycho."
|6.17.08 @ 1:47PM|#
Episiarch,
I tend to get along famously with the aloof fashion models, but the
"poor me, you don't understand what it's like to be such a hottie"
swimsuit models are another story.
Here in South Texas, most of the women (girls, actually) who make a
big deal about being models work for an agency that that sends the
swimsuit models out for bikini contests, wet t-shirt contests, and
Tejano music
videos. The name of the agency is "Infinity", but it's often
referred to "Infections".
gorgonzola\'s foil|6.17.08 @ 1:52PM|#
What, they aren't eligible for the already existing O-1 "Alien
with Extraordinary Ability" visa?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-1_visa
Episiarch|6.17.08 @ 2:00PM|#
Here in South Texas, most of the women...work for an agency
that that sends the swimsuit models out
Obviously a different scene than Manhattan.
The name of the agency is "Infinity", but it's often referred
to "Infections"
In fashion modeling, you can almost guarantee that if you sleep
with a model who is with any of the major agencies, you are sleeping
with agency executives, photographers, and agents. Wear your
condom.
Geotpf|6.17.08 @ 2:01PM|#
There should be a catch all "entertainment" category, which
would include models, actors, musicians, and the like. I don't know
if making a model-only category makes sense. In any case, it is
rather amusing to have super models competing with Indian computer
programmers for H1-B slots.
In general, I'm against H1-Bs (for computer programmers and the
like), because I suspect they are mostly used to bring in cheap
labor as opposed to bring in extremely talented people who are
needed. (That is, there would be plenty of Americans with the
skills for those jobs-they just would expect a higher salary.) I am
in favor of significantly increasing the number of immigrants who
intend to stay here permanently (H1-Bs are temporary by their very
nature). But none of this really applies to models.
|6.17.08 @ 2:10PM|#
Geotpf,
I am against H-1B visas as well because they are limited by a quota
and also because they are temporary by their very nature.
Perhaps there is a compromise somewhere between our positions -- a
compromise that may just allow models to immigrate too.
|6.17.08 @ 2:26PM|#
Are they creepy looking anorexic models like a lot of the runway frankensteins, or hot housekeepers who should be models like the chick on "My Name is Earl"?
|6.17.08 @ 2:29PM|#
Dave (Weigel), good call, Kraftwerk is awesome and even covers of Kraftwerk kick ass.
|6.17.08 @ 2:30PM|#
Not all male figure skaters are gay.
Name two.
Geoptf, I think your proposal needs to broadened a tad:
There should be a catch all "entertainment
worker" category, which would include
models, actors, musicians, and the like people
with jobs.
Do female stunt performers count?
See above comment on Danish porn stars.
stephen the goldberger|6.17.08 @ 2:39PM|#
Hey where are the threads on the two biggest news stories of the
day.
1. Mets fired Willie Randolph
2. Firefox 3 is released.
Geotpf|6.17.08 @ 2:47PM|#
R C Dean-I'm talking about temporary immigrants. That is, it's
logical for "celebrities" to live and work temporarily in the US
(or people with very specific skills in scientific or technical
fields). However, I don't like lots of mid to lower level people
brought over from foreign countries on a temporary basis.
Basically, I'm in favor of eliminating or vastly scaling back
H1-Bs, but increasing dramatically the number of permanent
immigrants allowed in. Models/actors/musicians (and people with
specialized technical or scientific skills) would be allowed in
under the O-1 visa, as gorgonzola's foil suggested (his post wasn't
there when I first posted; it seems to cover my idea plus anybody
notably talented in any field, such as atheletes or scientists or
others with specialized skills).
Mike Laursen|6.17.08 @ 2:47PM|#
I've proposed this a couple of times on Hit & Run. Of course, I was just joking. If you're an actual Congressman and you propose a "let's let hot babes in" immigration policy, you're kind of a sexist ass.
Ska|6.17.08 @ 2:50PM|#
female stunt performers count
I'm not dyslexic, but I keep visually misinterpreting this
phase.
Like when I see the word feministing.
|6.17.08 @ 2:50PM|#
Mike Laursen,
Let's see... let hot babes in and get called a "sexist ass" or
don't let hot babes in and get called a "sexist ass" for not voting
for HRC...
Option A please...
Timmy Mac|6.17.08 @ 3:00PM|#
Well, if you've got to pick a consituency to pander to, "extremely attractive foreign women" is a pretty good one to go with.
|6.17.08 @ 3:06PM|#
Name two.
Scott Hamilton and Mark Ladwig*
*OK, Ladwig might be really, really deep in the closet.
Episiarch|6.17.08 @ 3:10PM|#
Firefox 3 is released.
Just grabbed it. Don't know if I like the new address bar.
Episiarch|6.17.08 @ 3:20PM|#
Yeah? How? I've looked in Options and right clicked all over the thing.
|6.17.08 @ 3:25PM|#
Move the cursor over the end of the address bar until you see the little double-arrow thingee. Move accordingly.
Episiarch|6.17.08 @ 3:31PM|#
That's what you meant? I thought one could adjust its behavior. I don't want to see my entire history in the dropdown when I type.
|6.17.08 @ 3:32PM|#
I've known women like that, and giving them your Visa card is a
really bad idea.
Oh.
|6.17.08 @ 3:33PM|#
Not all male figure skaters are gay.
Name two.
Bronco Hamill and Vito Yamaguchi.
|6.17.08 @ 3:59PM|#
Just wait until you date a model, and you won't be so glib.
They're a pain in the ass.
I challenge anyone to date anyone as big of a pain in the ass as a
figure skater. Imagine combining the annoying habits of a model
with those of an artist and a competitive athlete.
|6.17.08 @ 4:02PM|#
Episiarch,
Well, we'll need instruction on all of that. I'll be reading
Lifehacker for advice on
managing the new Firefox. It's supposed to be a major performance
upgrade. Seems a bit faster at work, anyway.
Kolohe|6.17.08 @ 4:04PM|#
In useless gossip news, I think Congressman Weiner has also been romantically linked to Hillary's 'body woman,' Huma Hottie whatshername.
Episiarch|6.17.08 @ 4:13PM|#
I challenge anyone to date anyone as big of a pain in the
ass as a figure skater. Imagine combining the annoying habits of a
model with those of an artist and a competitive athlete.
According to The Cutting Edge they are either as you
describe above or super horny because their partner is gay. As we
all know, that movie is the definitive source on figure skating, so
you, and it, must be correct.
Episiarch|6.17.08 @ 4:28PM|#
I thought "Blades of Glory" was the definitive
authority.
Maybe you didn't see my comments about SNL on the Jesus-dinosaur
thread. That sentiment extends to the work of SNL regulars outside
of SNL. Will Farrell is a plague upon the comedy world.
DJ Voton|6.17.08 @ 4:29PM|#
In useless gossip news, I think Congressman Weiner has also
been romantically linked to Hillary's 'body woman,' Huma Hottie
whatshername.
You mean this "43-year-old bachelor," with a strong interest in the
fashion industry? He's into chicks?
Boston|6.17.08 @ 4:33PM|#
Firing Willie Randolph won't change the fact that Pedro is 85, and can only get up to 84.
|6.17.08 @ 4:35PM|#
If I'm gonna watch a movie in which people skate on ice, it's gonna be Slap Shot.
|6.17.08 @ 5:54PM|#
Do our immigration laws discriminate about tall, thin women
with flawless skin?
Can she operate an excavator?
|6.17.08 @ 7:02PM|#
I'm pretty sure the models go under the so called "genius visa" or O-1 as mentioned earlier as long as they are extraordinary enough...
|6.17.08 @ 7:27PM|#
Kerry Howley forever endeared herself to me with her recent
appearance on Red Eye. She, in discussing this very issue, painted
a scenario where, and I quote, "lithe 14-year old Brazilian women
could come and work in our factories and meat packing plants in
Iowa."
I can see the reality shows now.
|6.18.08 @ 9:40AM|#
Episiarch! Behold:
Adjust the Smart Location Bar's Number of Suggestions
The Firefox 3 feature that you'll get to know and love the most is the new smart location bar's as-you-type suggestions that learn where you probably want to go as you browse. But if you're feeling like the number of suggestions is too high or too low? Adjust it to your liking in Firefox's configuration area. Here's how.
1. Enter about:config into the address bar and hit Enter.
2. Press the "I'll be careful. I promise!" button. (Because you will be.)
3. Enter browser.urlbar.maxRichResults in the Filter field to reach this preference.
4. Set it to your desired number of suggestions. Three shown here.
Site comments/questions:
Media Inquiries and Reprint Permissions:
(310) 367-6109
Editorial & Production Offices:
3415 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90034
(310) 391-2245