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Darrell's avatar

I may have thought differently 20 years ago. At this point, the guy built a life and has a consistent track record of being a solid, contributing member of society. That’s more than I can say for many people born here. I feel the same about the “dreamers.” Moreover, I believe the judge made the right call even though many judges would have thrown the book at him and likely added immediate deportation. I hope he is allowed to stay in the US.

People that earn compassion should receive the same.

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TERI BENARON's avatar

Great story! I know it is impossible to live in someone else’s shoes and to understand the choices we make because of limited resources. In one way I find him courageous, he did everything he could to live an authentic life driven by his choices. On the other hand I am a law abiding citizen with enormous resources purely by being born in this country. It is a terrifying thought to realize our next door neighbor may not be who they say they are. In this instance he was just wanting a wonderful life, but if he were someone with the intention of doing harm the whole framework changes and becomes very very frightening.

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