I’d like to give money to help bolster the Democrats in removing Republicans from office, but I’m very confused about the legal position of donating as a foreign national. From what I’ve read, you need to be a US citizen or a permanent resident for this – is that actually true? If it is, are there any groups I can legally financially support who actively work to support the work of Democrat representivies? I’m not looking for volunteers to funnel money through – I’m interested in lawful ways for non-citizens to help effect useful change.
Advice welcome.
Jon.
Maybe you should cool it down and think about it a little. You escaped England because the government’s policies (except on the national defence) were self-destructive. Yet you wish to have those in power in America who plan the same policies. Imagine for a moment that your donation becomes the straw breaking the camel’s back and Democrats get in power, then they make England II here. Where are you going to escape next? Australia? Agitating against John Howard there? Suppose you’re victorious again and displace Howard. Then, Australia is ruined in the same way, and what next? Moon?
The core America (which liberal establishement calls “red”) is what made America attractive to you in the first place (at least economically). Please don’t be in denial about it. If you want to wage a campaign against it, be my guest, but be ready to address the resulting cognitive dissonance and loss of credibility.
The years until the citizenship is the time for you to think about it calmly. And if you don’t want the citizenship, you have no business arguing policies anyhow.
Actually, I view the Republican party as “those in power in America who plan the same policies” – last time I checked, the Democrats were opposed to many of the big brother policies I see trying to ruin the hard work of the US constitution and make a mockery of hundreds of years of history as the country fought to establish itself in the world.
The US is successful now not because of the government but because of its sheer size. It takes a lot to stall such a huge juggernault, no matter how hard they try (which is why unrealistic tax cuts and budget deficits haven’t yet harmed the US economy as much as they would over here). The UK is one fifth the size of the US in population and has around one fifth of the GDP of the US – so that’s not my primary reason for wanting to move.
Actually, I view the US as having the ideology that I desire but that the current implementation in the Bush Administration is trying to damage that as much as possible. And you don’t need Republicans running the show to have a successful economy. Take out a few wars and a federal government that spends trillions (yes, plural) per year on the military and you’d have a little more money to spend on fairer and more comprehensive social security, which would also benefit the US economy overall, for example. No, I’m very sure that there’s no need for Republicans in office to make America great.
Jon.