Originally Posted by
civicmon
Most of the people who have the means do get those visas.
"Most" leaves plenty of room for exceptions -- and I'm not even sure it's most given that even people with the means from some countries are rather often declined the first time, thus having to go through the process all over again hoping they don't get the dreaded double decline that will be a problem for several years.
Also, what good is a 10-year visa when the passports are not valid for 10-years and DHS writes on the valid visa in the expired passport that a new visa must be issued and/or affixed to the new passport before next entry? The whole expensive process all over again.