06-07-2016, 06:34 AM
When I was 18, I had a plan to move to Wyoming and start a life there. Never did it. To this day (60 yrs old), I cannot help but wonder how things would have played out with the Wyoming Plan. So I say, go for it, young man - you will never know what it would have been like if you hadn't tried it.
We are not the jungles of Guyana, we are in the U.S., with U.S. services and even a Target, Safeway, Sears, and a genuine airport to go home if you want.
I know a few people who came here with round-trip tickets in the late '70s and never took the flight back. I see nothing different in 2016.
I do hope this kid has skills of some sort, is mature, and is a go-getter. That's going to go a long way. If the parents know him as a young man who has any # of things that could make it a bad choice: is irresponsible, never does for himself, sleeps til noon, trusts anyone he comes into contact with, squanders money, has poor social skills, is unwilling to take entry-level jobs, etc., then yeah, he's going to have a problem.
My last advice to him: He might want to wait until he's 21. It's not that far away.
We are not the jungles of Guyana, we are in the U.S., with U.S. services and even a Target, Safeway, Sears, and a genuine airport to go home if you want.
I know a few people who came here with round-trip tickets in the late '70s and never took the flight back. I see nothing different in 2016.
I do hope this kid has skills of some sort, is mature, and is a go-getter. That's going to go a long way. If the parents know him as a young man who has any # of things that could make it a bad choice: is irresponsible, never does for himself, sleeps til noon, trusts anyone he comes into contact with, squanders money, has poor social skills, is unwilling to take entry-level jobs, etc., then yeah, he's going to have a problem.
My last advice to him: He might want to wait until he's 21. It's not that far away.