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From: "John de Rivaz" <>
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Subject: Re: immigration to the USA in retirement
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 10:06:39 -0000

I wonder in fact how easy retirement to the USA would be for foreigners
interested in cryopreservation. I seem to recall Paul Wakfer's post a while
back about how he was turned away at the border for the "crime" of carrying
a PC in is car. (It indicated that he may seek work, which was apparently an
offence.)

I think that you can immigrate to the USA if you have a certain amount of
capital, but I am not sure whether you can use it as you like, whether you
actually have to pay it to the US government, or more likely use it to buy
US government loan stock that pays very low interest.  I cannot see any
incentive for the US government to allow people in if they just invest the
capital on Wall Street or in US real estate - foreigners can do this if they
live outside the USA, so the US government can get all the foreign
investment it needs without having the inconvenience of foreigners living on
its territory.

Also what would happen to a foreign national who had enough money got in,
and then lost it, possibly because of a requirement for expensive medical
care. I would be very surprised if any charitable aid would be given by the
US government to foreign nationals.

I know foreign nationals do retire to the USA, but if they are not
cryonicists and fall upon hard times they can go back home again. But if
this were to happen to a cryonicist, then the whole thing would be a
complete waste of time and effort.

Maybe someone can post a definitive article on the subject.

--
Sincerely, John de Rivaz
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----- Original Message -----
> Message #15865
> From: "BlackShark" <>
> in Canada, I am considering moving to the USA when I retire to be nearer
one
> of the cryonic facilities and increase my chances of a quick freeze.
Thank
> you again to all who responded.

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