As someone who grew up undocumented, I'd like to point out a common misconception this article reinforces. The "marriage path" is not all it's hyped up to be in

As someone who grew up undocumented, I'd like to point out a common misconception this article reinforces. The "marriage path" is not all it's hyped up to be in the media. And for some people it's not even really an option at all. My family came here without papers when I was 5. For me, the marriage path would've meant self-deporting for about 10 years while my documents would get looked over and, depending on how that went, it could take many more years after that. For someone who grew up here and barely speaks their native language, that's not really a "path". For most people, the marriage path is something you take only AFTER you've gotten your green card. When you get a green card, you can apply for full citizenship after 5 years. The only benefit of the marriage path is it'll let you do it after just 3 years instead. The other "marriage path" is one that is relatively good if you're not already in the US. If you're overseas, your spouse can apply for an I-310 and, SWOOSH, in just half a year to a year+ you can interview to be given a visa that will let you come to the US. Then you can start the insane process of applying for a green card and 3 or 5 years later you'll get to vote! If you're undocumented your only hope ~~is~~was DACA unless you manage to somehow get asylee or refugee status. My family finally got asylum after living here for almost 2 decades. In two years I'll be able to apply for a green card and then just 5 years later I can vote too TL;DR: The marriage path is not really an option for most immigrants already in the US