I have before!! I was in vancofur 2023!! I just went as a visitor and didn't announce it much cuz I was rlly shy >_>

Oh for sure. I'm gonna keep vending at and shilling my little cons in my country bc Mexico is nice and pretty and nowhere even close to as scary as some countries paint it as, I promise 🥺

(Plus probably gonna look into Canadian cons too, idunno, I like the maple syrup country ;v)

Thanks marsh.. it's just annoying having a bunch of americans trying to play oppression olympics when im just trying to vent about real issues I'm facing and then having to patiently explain that: "no Patrick, you do not suffer from systemic racist immigration visa policies" asjdkdnwnwm

It's a very pretty country with beautiful landscapes and lots of amazing people.

I don't think I'd ever want to live there but I like visiting.
Plus Most of my friends (and partner) live there, it just blows that its so difficult to access for stupid political reasons.

> comes to thread about poc foreign person venting about the US and the political difficulties of trying to visit.
> calls me bro
> "Dear Mexican, this is why this issue is actually about me"

Yeah yeah whatever, Americans are the most oppressed group in the planet.
You missed the point.

Thats a cool story
Meanwhile in reality 🙄:

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I'm not demanding anything of anyone, I just wish bigger cons were literally anywhere else because the US has been and continues to worsen in being one of the most immigration hostile countries in the planet.

That is all.

Most people cant visit the US period because tourist visas are *required* to do so, this is a reality most Americans are blind to.

Getting a tourist visa is near impossible and it's only enforced for certain countries. Countries deemed "bad" over made up racist bs.

No it is not the same. You guys have the strongest passport in the planet lol.

This is not about money.

I had planned this one months in advance before it all went to hell and everything's already paid for + I really need the money unfortunately.

It'll be my last trip for a while political situation aside bc of medical stuff I'm dealing with anyways.
I do know the city very well tho, I will be fine.

Read the second post.
Accessing the US just to visit is near impossible or massively time-consuming for a huge swath of the planet bc of visas if you're from the "wrong country"

Oh that's rlly cool!!! maybe in the future I could attend, tho money is kind of an issue for getting there haha.

and im not just talking bc of distance or money but because people seem to forget or not know that it is a fucking nightmare to enter the US just to visit if you're the wrong skin color from the wrong country.

As a "foreigner" furry who is vending this year and has had nothing but positive feelings about this con in past years, I would feel much safer if I knew for sure I'm not gonna get kidnapped while walking around the con. There's many others like me, this requires a full ban for everyone's safety.

*spongebob pointing at tv.jpg* 🥺

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