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Originally posted by Beste:
before moi misrule of kenya, the only people who use to leave the country were academics and professionals who were obviously poached, or left in such of better greener fields

today's poor kenyans leave because economic reasons due to the effect and pressure of moi era misrule.

a big mojority, who are also mostly poor leave because of the false promise of a better life in the usa by USA government through its extremely aggressive marketting of its green card, visa etc. this is a money making scam if not a con game by USA goverment to con africa rich and middle class their money.

that is why, those who qualify for usa visa's normally have to show how much money they have in their bank accounts, the more money one have in their account the more likely hood of getting a visa. infact usa, uk etc countries perpetuating this scam normally let the applicaters know that they should have a certain level of amount in their bank account before any consideration of granting them visa is even considered.

another reason is that most kenyans expecially those who have never travelled to the west are lied through propaganda that western countries are just like being in heaven.

another reason is the old fad or believe that, if one has never visited the west s/he is primitive. infact in the past to the present moment aspiring politician or any leader capitalised on their travel to or being educated in the west. its still fashionable to visit usa or any country in the west. those who have visited these countries usually boast about it. thus creating a maddening urge for others to level the playing field by also visiting these places in order to boast also.

to conclude usa should tame its extremely aggresive visa and green card marketting which are cleary aimed at getting the money of those who have it,

a good point is those doctors and bussiness people who been coned of abandoning their succesful lives in kenya, just to end up washing dishes, sweeping streets and floors among other weird menial jobs they would never have imagined doing in their enternal life.

am sure most people here just like me have recived thousands of unsolisted internet and e-mail messages by usa government telling them that they are the lucky winners of a green card or visa to the usa. others are normally told their name were entered on they behalf by a duped friend or family member.

in west africa those who have visited or live in the usa or uk are consired more superior and richer. they get all the women or men. its the same for kenya and most third world countries.

why does the usa and the entire west keep complaining about migrant's but at the same time its involved in this massive and extremely aggressive campaing asking or infact forcing people to apply for usa green cards and visa?

Please, somebody help me on that one.