Hacker News Reader

His crime is "posting a religiously-insensitive photograph". Sounds like a poster boy for the refugee visa.

isn't it called asylum.

If you're outside of the US you can apply to be a refugee and be granted a visa. Only once you're in the US can you request asylum.

Not easy, but I know at LEAST 10 people who are in the U.S. based on asylum. The process takes a long time though.

Hah! Never.

The U.S. is the last place you want to seek refugee from an unjust government.

Don't be naive.

Can't tell if srs. My grandpa got about 5K refugees into the country over his lifetime. Minnesotans are into that sort of thing. Try contacting http://www.iimn.org if you're really into this idea. They could at least say if asylum/refugee status is likely.

The downside is asylum/refugee can be somewhat political. Not sure what the USA's relationship is with Malaysia, and it may offend Singapore. It's better to be from a country nobody ever thinks about, or assumes is horrible like Somalia or Eritrea.

To butcher Churchill - The US does have the most evil and corrupt government; apart from all the others