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That number depends on your point of view. If you consider breaking into/entering a country illegally a non-criminal offense, then you are correct but if you consider illegal entry a criminal offense then you are wrong. I would venture to say that most of those (72%) are non-violent illegals. Regardless these people have had options to do the right thing at the expense/generosity of the American government and if they chose not to go down that path so it's on them. It's the old proverb - you can lead a horse to water but can't make him drink.

I don't think Thailand gives a damn about its farmers. If they cared at all they would work toward providing them with proper equipment and education to eliminate/minimize all this burning that goes on every year and thus cut down on all the pollution. It won't eliminate the pollution due to other countries, but it would be better than the current nothing being done.

LOL. As Jack Nicholson said (movie Departed): "No ticky, no laundry"!

It's common knowledge since May of 2025 the DHS has offered free flights and $1,000 & forgiveness to people staying in America illegally to self-deport by using the CBP Home mobile app. Anyone who has not taken advantage of this generosity given by Trump has therefore chosen to be a criminal. It was their choice! Alligator Alcatraz and future detention centers are NOT country clubs. These criminals need face the consequences of their criminal activity. Hopefully they make these detention centers as harsh as possible, then the word will get out and maybe more will come forward to self-deport.

So what? You are just trying to make something out of nothing. No wonder only 19% approve of your dumpster fire party (formerly known as the Democratic Party}. In case you haven't been keeping up with current events, the lefties are trying to protect child rapists, wife beaters, gangbangers and murders who as far as I'm concerned are way worse than Epstein ever thought about being. You should thank Trump for work he doing to remove these vile criminals from America but unfortunately, I don't expect you will because you are already too consumed by hate

Absolutely not. Lots of people were friends with Epstein. Making a big deal out of Trump being a friend of Epstein is just lefties trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill.

It's all a matter of perspective. Thank God the American voters to see through the lefty BS and elect a great President.

Hence my original post. Trump decided that it was a nothing burger and a waste of time. Epstein being Trump's wingman only exists in your mind that is so filled with Trump hatred that you can't think straight. But your right, Biden didn't run a cult, he was way too busy importing his own sex predators (among other things) from South of the border which in endangered way more Americans than Epstein ever did.

A man dancing around in a string bikini? I thought that was an occupation reserved for Thai ladyboys.

You could be right, but we will probably never know because the people in the Biden admin. are taking the 5th, and I expect the trend to continue.

Wow, that's rich. The Lefties have been weaponizing the DOJ to go after Trump from the moment he left office from his first term. Too bad Biden had no respect for rule of law. He allowed millions of criminals to enter the USA and endangered the lives of more than 300 million Americans of which some died at the hands of those Illegal criminals. Epstein endangered 1,000+ women but Biden endangered millions (including children). Try to let that sink into you simpleton mind.

Pathetic you say? If that's the case, then why didn't Biden release the files. I guess you only decided to respond to part you didn't like.

You can say whatever you like. The previous President could have released the files but didn't because he had his head stuffed so far up his own a*s that his prostate cancer metastasized to his brain. Lefty loves to try to transfer blame of the failings of previous administrations to the present which also include DEI BS and immigration failure.

Trump! But he realized it was a nothing burger and a waste of time and he's probably getting tired cleaning up the messes that the previous brain-dead president left.

My only question is: If these files are so important, why wasn't Biden pushed to release the files (via the DOJ)? If it wasn't important then it shouldn't be important now. This whole thing is just a big nothing burger.

So far cash has worked for me but who knows in the future.

It's not a rumor! I heard Trump gave Putin Alaska for free, but it came with the stipulation that Putin also must take (the lefty nut case) Rosie O'Donnell. Putin told Trump "F**k You, we have enough of those lefty retards in Russia already, no deal". It would have been a great deal for America but sadly Rosie was non-negotiable for Putin.

The Thai Government acknowledged that Bangkok was sinking back in 1981. more than 40 years ago. I suspect it will be another 40 years before they actually do something about it.....Maybe. No worries, I'll be long gone by then.

Why? Because many Middle Easterners tend to be unstable One only needs to Google characteristics caused by inbreeding and then Google the stats of inbreeding in the Middle East. You can draw your own conclusions.

Have a couple of tourist friends visiting Pattaya and they both commented how great it is to be in Pattaya. Not so crowded, traffic noticeably less and plenty seating in the agogo's. They wish it was like this all the time.

One guy with 1255 days is nothing. America has about 18,000,000 of those criminals running around and many are probably well past that number.

I had a friend coincidentally was applying for the LTR (pensioner) at the same time I was (Aug/Sept of 2023). I was living in Pattaya when I submitted the application, and he was living in Hawaii when he submitted the application. His application was accepted while he was in Hawaii, and he chose to process/receive LTR visa in Bangkok (as I think you are suggesting). At this point you have to re-submit some forms including the passport with "all" the latest entry stamps and then you can make appointment for processing at the BOI. The problem is (and he didn't realize this at the time when he selected "Bangkok" to receive the visa) he didn't have the stamp for his entry into Thailand while he is still sitting in Hawaii. He was concerned about having access to a scanner/computer to complete the process once he arrived in Thailand. So, the solution we used was for my GF to pick him up at airport and bring him directly to Pattaya where I scanned and processed all the necessary documents (including passport with new entry stamp) and flied it for him. It all worked out and we actually went to the BOI at the same time. So, in summary it is possible to come to Bangkok and not use the Consulate but be aware you will have to wait until you get to Thailand to do the final submission. Personally, I think it would be much easier/simpler to do the whole process before you come to Thailand and pay the extra at the Consulate. This was almost 2 years ago and maybe things have changed. As they say: "Up to You".

Back in the days of the wild, wild West they use to call it "snake oil".

Several Thai Nationals are also being investigated for being nominees to establish businesses. If you go to the Thai Examiner website there is a much more complete article about this

Well, I don't use shopee but understand the problem with playstore location (been there, done that). I keep my android phone(with Sim for Thai number) located in Thailand and I use an old apple (iPhone) located in America (app store). You don't need a Sim in the apple for it to work - you are only using the platform that is located in a different country (in my case America) I do this for banking purposes because my bank in America would update every year and I needed a playstore/app store located in America. I only use the apple for banking (which only gets turned on 2 or 3 times a month) and my android for everything else. In your case you could use the apple for shopee in Thailand. Should work