I have been a permanent US resident for over 30 yrs I did not need a Visa for any EU country b4 now I do, why?

As early as 8 yrs ago, I could go to any country in Europe w./o visa, Now I have to have a Visa for all the countries in Europe including UK, except Switzerland. I don't know why everybody has to pay for a few Inmigrants that lately had invaded Europe from South and Central America, that otherwise and in other times they came to the U.S. I am 60 years old, I came to this country when I was 23, married an American, has American born kids, had only jobs in the US, why can't they take that into consideration? I know is my own neglect and fault of not having apply for citizenship, but now is soooooooo expensive and it takes so long to get it, that I rather just remain as I am. Any suggestions? I wish some of the law makers in Europe would read this and ask themselves that question, should there be exceptions to that stiff rule, and be more flexible to US residents who are not interested in going to Europe other then to visit and leave a lot of money to their benefit, not work there.

Answer:
Washington paranoia, and US citizen freedom reduction.
Welcome to the New World Order
terrorism
Because travel regulations are regulated by citizenship, and not by residence, or, simply, by passports, not by the place where you live. For example, students who move to another country reside there but are not treated as citizens, they can't vote, need visas to go abroad and so on.
You do not need a visa to "all" the European countries. If you want to visit several European countries, apply for the visa to the embassy of the country which you intend to enter first. If you intend to stay there but little, and want to proceed to another European country, apply for the visa to the country where you will stay the most time.
Europe now has what is called a "Shengen" visa, that is, a tourist visa to one of the European countries is valid for all the others.
You can either apply for the citizenship and travel freely or stay as you are and keep applying for the visas! The most of the embassies perform this operation by mail and receive checks and on-line payments, so it's not that hard.
Maybe at the end of the day FedEx charges and visa fees will cost you the same as the citizenship process though? You can give it a thought.
911 changed all that.
Terrorism has alot to do with the difficulty and documentation needed to enter countries. You are right you need to apply for naturalization before something happens. I know of many cases where a LAPR has been here for years and for reasons unknown they end up getting deport. Very sad cases really but naturalization would have prevented such tragedies.
How is your situation different from any of the other immigrants who enter our country illegally?

I'm pro immigration, but you ought to follow the rules and apply just like everyone else.
I have been here for 38 1/2 years. I am 39. Go figure. I was not told until 2003 that I was a Permanent Res. I now know that I was born in the UK. I wish I remained ignorant because now that I know the same jobs that I have been holding down foe over 20 years are looking at me differently. I have to get a passport and everything just to visit the country of my origin. 911 has changed everything.
30 years is a very long time not follow up on your citizenship.

well, that's not here nor there but you do know that times have changed.....and not for the better.....Because of the attacks,
not just 1993 or 9/11 alone but all around the world with similar
attacks and a lot more discipline is in order because of these
Terror attacks.

You are not personally responsible but everyone must be
up and above board and there is only one way to keep some
safety measures in order, and that is with passports, visa etc.
You don't want to be an American citizen because it is too hard or too expensive. A suggestion would be for you to just pack up and go home.

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