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> That's the intention but unless they brought all their family over they'd probably find a need to leave at some point With all due respect, you don't know wh

> That's the intention but unless they brought all their family over they'd probably find a need to leave at some point With all due respect, you don't know what you're talking about. If you overstay a visa, you're going to stay in the country no matter what. I know folks who have missed family funerals because of that. Especially once you realize you can get married and have children who are citizens. This is why amnesty is a huge deal for lots of folks.

rdtsc 10y ago
> With all due respect, you don't know what you're talking about. If you overstay a visa, you're going to stay in the country no matter what. How is overstaying a visa a necessary requirement for staying in the country no matter what. Some people might just make mistakes and come clean and explain what they did. Some might hope to get lucky. Maybe some are extra sneaky and want to borrow a passport from one of their cousins (but that biometrics checks though it making it tricky these days). > I know folks who have missed family funerals because of that. So they snuck in on a tourist visa, lied about the purpose and then never left missing their mother's or father's funeral even? > This is why amnesty is a huge deal for lots of folks. You think this very common and now after they snuck in they want amnesty? Well I can certainly see that. But I can also see why a lot of Americans might not want to give them amnesty as well. Last year 2.5M people were deported that will probably continue. > I know folks who have missed family funerals because of that. Well tell your folks to stay put and especially stay away from anywhere near a border. People have been deported just by boarding an inter-city bus. Because it was stopped and searched by immigration officers.
- Animats 10y ago
  Don't even go outside.[1] [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/fewer-immigrants-at-stores-food-pantries-day-labor-centers/2017/02/26/a9704336-fa02-11e6-9845-576c69081518_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/fewer-immig...

rdtsc 10y ago

> With all due respect, you don't know what you're talking about. If you overstay a visa, you're going to stay in the country no matter what. How is overstaying a visa a necessary requirement for staying in the country no matter what. Some people might just make mistakes and come clean and explain what they did. Some might hope to get lucky. Maybe some are extra sneaky and want to borrow a passport from one of their cousins (but that biometrics checks though it making it tricky these days). > I know folks who have missed family funerals because of that. So they snuck in on a tourist visa, lied about the purpose and then never left missing their mother's or father's funeral even? > This is why amnesty is a huge deal for lots of folks. You think this very common and now after they snuck in they want amnesty? Well I can certainly see that. But I can also see why a lot of Americans might not want to give them amnesty as well. Last year 2.5M people were deported that will probably continue. > I know folks who have missed family funerals because of that. Well tell your folks to stay put and especially stay away from anywhere near a border. People have been deported just by boarding an inter-city bus. Because it was stopped and searched by immigration officers.

Animats 10y ago
Don't even go outside.[1] [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/fewer-immigrants-at-stores-food-pantries-day-labor-centers/2017/02/26/a9704336-fa02-11e6-9845-576c69081518_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/fewer-immig...