Pondering

 

For the past five years I've been hearing about the special relationship between Britain and America and was almost fooled into believing that one existed and not just when America wanted something.

 

Does the fact that they gave us Madonna and in return we gave them The Beckhams not go to show, that neither country has that much love for the other?

 

The past few days i've been buried, literally, in information on immigration. Both from the US to the UK and from the UK to the US. If there is a special relationship between these two fine nations, its certainly buried under lot's of red tape. And I have to ask myself the question of why it's so difficult to legally immigrate to another country.

 

And it's not just me who's in this predicament. There are thousands of people regularly falling in love with someone who lives overseas. Fooled by the internet world of no borders, they quickly come to find that it's a harsh and very different reality when they want to take the final step and be together.

 

We all hear about men and women alike, duped by internet lovers for their money or a visa. But what of the people who are truly in love but can't find the best way of being together? Nobody ever tells their story. But that's my story. And not just mine, but lot's of other people's too.

 

I've never broken a law, i've just fallen in love. But because of where I was born or where Adam wasn't, we have to jump through hoops to be together.

 

Europe has pretty quickly become a continent without borders and it seems that every day we're hearing about illegal immigrants who come into the country and rape and murder innocent people. Or worse still, legal immigrants who had committed atrocious crimes in their own countries, but it was discovered after they'd done the same or worse here.

 

There's a notion of preserving what's "British" which many see as too little too late. For example, making immigrants take a test, much like America has had in place for years. Ensuring that they can speak English of a certain standard, something else the Americans had in place for years. And that they can support themselves well above the poverty level, can anyone else say America was there first!?

 

But what I wonder is why its so easy for someone who can't speak a word of English to move here, whilst your average American (granted they don't speak English very well either, rather some butchered version) who just wants to be with their love after 3 years of separation, has to jump through hoops. 

 

(sighs) i'm just rattling on to myself. I'll update soon about my visit to Florida. Its just, i'm highly emotional right now. What with it only being a week since I left and Aunt Flo visiting. I cry every time I think about it!

 

Love you ALL!

Just wanted to say, Best Of Luck to Katie Jane, she gets married in a matter of days. And Get Well Soon to Lisa.

 

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