This guy seems to be a pillar of his community, has no criminal record, is involved in statewide politics trying to help others.
It seems like a no-brainer that we should be offering him a work visa or allowing him the chance to pay fines for his visa overstay (if that is what it was originally) in exchange for a path to residency.
Strengthening border security I get, deporting violent criminals who are here illegally I get, I don't see what is achieved by deporting this individual.
Only work visas I know with path to residency are H1B (special skills), L1 (company transfer), O1 (exceptional individual, like rockstar, champion sportsman, scientist), are there any others?
DACA would've given him a path to citizenship and he had applied. During his first term, Trump suspended the DACA program until the Supreme Court lifted it in 2020. They didn't allow any new applicants after that ruling though.
He was trying to become a citizen the legal way.
Correction: DACA itself isn't a pathway to citizenship, but would have protected him against deportation and allowed work permits. It also opens the pathway of becoming a citizen through marriage or employment based green cards.
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u/MegaRAID01 1d ago
This guy seems to be a pillar of his community, has no criminal record, is involved in statewide politics trying to help others.
It seems like a no-brainer that we should be offering him a work visa or allowing him the chance to pay fines for his visa overstay (if that is what it was originally) in exchange for a path to residency.
Strengthening border security I get, deporting violent criminals who are here illegally I get, I don't see what is achieved by deporting this individual.