We must stand up and fight for an America that welcomes young doers and dreamers instead of categorically denying entry to so many simply based on their religion or country of origin.
It is vitally important for me, both personally and for my writing, to be able to return to China freely, so being barred entry has caused me deep concern and distress.
I prefer the sign NO ENTRANCE to the sign which says NO EXIT.
They wouldn't let me into Germany from 1998-2000 because I bumped into the chancellor's daughter on my skateboard.
I'm not going to kill my body, my lifestyle just to go to '55.
Even people who have successfully obtained a visa are sometimes being turned back at the airport. Such incidents have never happened in the past but are increasing now because even low level officers of the border patrol department are being entrusted with too much discretion power on how they execute the laws.
If you try to come to Australia by boat, even if we think you are the best person in the world, even if you are a Nobel Prize winning genius, we will not let you in.
I'm the only convict who couldn't get into Australia.
