In its visa denial section, the Bureau of Consular Affairs asks rhetorically, “What constitutes strong ties?” and answers with the following definition: “Strong ties differ from country to country, city to city, individual to individual. Some examples of ties can be a job, a house, a family, a bank account.
Qué constituye los lazos fuertes, se pregunta el Bureau of Consular Affairs y se responde: Los lazos fuertes pueden diferir de país a país, ciudad a ciudad, individuo a individuo (tremenda agudeza antropológica que abre la puerta ancha a la discrecionalidad).