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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Federal employees live with lots of guidelines on what they can and cannot do especially dealing with the public.  What seems excessive to you might be required by their office.[/quote]

No, I swear I was the only one among many I asked about it who was asked questions beyond what was in my application and prep materials. I would understand clarifying what was in the application but not asking me if I fully understand a theoretical concept and asking me to explain it. 
Imagine trying to pass an algebra exam and being asked a physics question. And then when you can’t answer you are asked to read the definition out loud. Yes it is vaguely relevant I guess but it is just beyond the scope of the curriculum. 
Happened to me, happened to my loved one when I was there to witness.
They didn’t “fail” us but it did feel like they were flexing on us.
I know many people don’t even notice so I want to let it go and move on, too. But I can’t, at least not yet. [/quote]

There could have been something in your application that raised a question, or you could have been randomly selected for extra screening, or you could have gotten a particularly zealous officer. Or you could have been targeted, I'm not saying that's impossible. But most people are just trying to get through their day.

These officers usually have large caseload, they encounter fraud and incomplete paperwork all the time, and they can be fired for letting something through that they shouldn't. That doesn't excuse rudeness but might help you imagine their perspective. [/quote]

[b]They aren’t rude[/b], and the questions I mention aren’t about the application. Zealous is probably the case. Why do they feel they can be zealous with me?! Ask me what should be asked (civic and application/bf questions) and let me be! [/quote]

How do you know? Have you been through the process? Some of them are a 100% rude just because they know immigrants have no recourse and like so many of the posters here just wish us to "go back to where we came from."

Here is just one interaction I had a while back with am immigration officer. I landed in DC from an international trip, presented them with a document they issued to me not even a month before and the officer immediately got irate because "it looked fake." Sure, it looked like a 3rd grader slapped my picture on a document, but that is what THEY issued to me. They put me in a room in the middle of the airport and proceeded to question me for 2 hours. I did absolutely nothing wrong. I answered all of their questions and the more he realized he didn't have anything against me the more visibly angry he got. I politely told him that I had a connecting flight that I would likely miss he smiled and said "shit happens baby." I missed my flight and they let me know because I was a 100% legit and it was a government-issued document. Their ignorance caused me a pretty significant inconvenience.

I get being diligent. I get that he needed to verify that my documents were real. I don't get the "shit happens baby." He only spoke to me that way because he knew I had zero recourse. [/quote]

I am the OP, that’s how I know. They don’t quite hit the mark for being rude. It would be all clear cut if they did. [/quote]

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