• Immigrant America: The High Cost of Deporting Parents - Vice
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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOEn0iBWWx0[/media] Pretty good watch. Sad stuff.
I'm only seven minutes in but so far this situation the first guy is in sounds ridiculous. I thought there were certain conditions where an illegal alien could become a citizen such as: A. Marrying a natural born U.S. Citizen or B. Having your child born inside the United States. This guy fits under both categories. I thought it was considered cruel to separate a child from their parents via deportation but apparently not anymore.
[QUOTE=AlbertWesker;44304740]I'm only seven minutes in but so far this situation the first guy is in sounds ridiculous. I thought there were certain conditions where an illegal alien could become a citizen such as: A. Marrying a natural born U.S. Citizen or B. Having your child born inside the United States. This guy fits under both categories. I thought it was considered cruel to separate a child from their parents via deportation but apparently not anymore.[/QUOTE] I know for sure that A doesn't grant you auto citizienship, it only allows for the possibility of starting the citizenship process, which takes many years. There are only limited number of situations where you can even start the immigration process, most of them involve being rich/learned. It is really next to impossible to start the legal immigration process if you are unskilled, which is a huge shame. B I think only gives your child citizenship.
[QUOTE=Valnar;44304758]I know for sure that A doesn't grant you auto citizienship, it only allows for the possibility of starting the citizenship process, which takes many years. B I think only gives your child citizenship.[/QUOTE] Wierd, a while back everyone was complaining about how "anchor babies" would guarantee that you not get deported. Guess either something must have changed since then, or maybe it only applies if both parents are not in the country legally?
[QUOTE=Valnar;44304758]I know for sure that A doesn't grant you auto citizienship, it only allows for the possibility of starting the citizenship process, which takes many years. There are only limited number of situations where you can even start the immigration process, most of them involve being rich/learned. It is really next to impossible to start the legal immigration process if you are unskilled, which is a huge shame. B I think only gives your child citizenship.[/QUOTE] You're right on B, however not so for A or the rest. The process for becoming legal after already entering the US is far more open than people make it out to be. Getting full citizenship is difficult yes, but lawful residency is far simpler, and the main distinctions between lawful permanent residents and naturalized citizens are voting in national elections, running for federal government office, competing in the Olympics, and court sentences (non-citizens can be deported if convicted of certain felonies).
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