The year was 2002 and I had just graduated from college. I was now on my own in the real world looking for a job. After college I had applied to a few places and received a few job offers. One was to be the head golf professionals at the Sandals Resort on St. Thomas, and the other was to be the head instructor at an exclusive resort in Switzerland, and the last few were a Pro in New Hampshire, DC, GA. I had a few choices to say the least. I decided I was going to take the job in Switzerland and I was so excited to be moving abroad and having the ability to see another country. I informed the resort of my intentions and they were excited to have me. See now here is where the US Gov't needs to learn something. In order to be able to accept the job and work there and become a citizen I had too.....

1) Interview with a representative who asked anything and everything about me and my skills and intentions.
2) Send all of my certifications over to be reviewed.
3) Meet with a board of people who would again question me about family, hobbies, and the job.

Lastly?
I had to prove that there was no one in the country of Switzerland, who was already a citizen, who could do the job equally or better than I could. I had to show them that by coming to their country I would be a contributing member of society. If there was someone in their country applying for the same job who could do it the same as I could, they got the job and I would get turned down.

In the end I decided to stay here in the USA and work here. However, I did find the process very interesting and I learned a lot.

How about here in the USA we start looking out for our own..........k?

Joe