Nope.. they came here as kids and were not responsible for coming or staying here illegally. That's the definition of DACA..
Well.. please explain how/why the kids are more or less responsible for being here illegally when their parents sneak across the border.. vs the parents taking their kids on vacation.. and then overstaying their visa.
Please explain how the kids are more responsible for what happened in either scenario..
The Government knows they came in... The parents acknowledged as Well that they are on a VISA.
A person sneaking across a border, did not meet with a customs/embassy agent to discuss entering the STATES legally. The above mention DID, they also declared their children with some kind of identification,
So again, with the parents sneaking a kid(s) we can use the excuse of pure negligence.
With the VISA parents there was in "Intent" more so meeting with a customs agent, they knowingly lied and put their child in jeopardy the same way BUT if all things equal if we had 1 to 1 ICE agents. the VISA over-stayers would be quickly deported vs the person illegally sneaking in the border as the ICE agent has no IDEA whom and how many.
So I would "feel" more obliged to those that just SNUCK in the border rather than those that went through a legal process (like a Tourist VISA) and intent-fully over stayed their VISA more so over stayed for YEARS....
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"Please explain how the kids are more responsible for what happened in either scenario.."
Sorry to answer your last part specifically,
there is NO difference for the KIDS per say..... But the Kid in the video is arguing about being treated as a "Second Class" Citizen in regards to DACA.
Where the child will get amnesty but they cannot SPONSOR their parents.... I know we discussed this in another thread that you said you were OK as well as I that the child is good to go, but the parent MUST be held to immigration law so they are out.
I agree. but the DACA recipient is arguing that they are not given the same full fledged rights as an American Citizen.
TO ME the CHILD again if voted could get their amnesty. BUT any parent that broke the law is exclude from Sponsorship. Again the VISA over stay is EVEN MORE of a reason to exclude them now, rather than just running across a boarder. They MET with a custom agent......... thats INTENT....