I just got knocked back for the Chase Mileage Plus Club Visa because apparently I don't have enough of a credit history in the US. ... Chase? Did you think to contact my bank in my home country? Did you look at my assets? Don't you think that the fact that I've lived in the US for five years and only recently decided to get a credit card shows that I'm a *good* credit risk rather than a bad one because I can obviously afford to pay for everything in cash?

Sigh. Is there some other mileage-collecting credit card I can get at this point, or does Chase have 'em all? I'm particularly annoyed not to be getting the discounted Red Carpet Club membership -- there's no way I can justify it to myself as a separate purchase, but rolling it into the annual fee for the credit card made it seem like a good deal.