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Originally Posted by IamAman
I'm definitely NOT a citizen (legally I am obligated to say that because it's a crime otherwise) and I fully support this. Living without DACA is a nightmare that keeps getting worse. Just when you think life can't suck anymore, something new pops up and meanwhile you're watching yourself get old without anything to show for it. Parole would be a lifeline for non-DACA Dreamers (and other undocumented) and allow those who have ways of getting full legal status to go forward with it. For the rest, it stabilizes their lives for a bit and gives them a chance to gain status in the future.
This all or nothing stuff won't win.
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IMO, that's not the point of the article. Of course parole for everyone without DACA is a godsend, and much better than nothing. The issue here is that the people supposedly "fighting" for us in Washington DC are inexplicably squandering an opportunity to settle things for us once and for all by providing permanent legal status, with a pathway to citizenship. And the parole thing isn't even indefinite like DACA, it just ends after 1 renewal (10 years). Where does that leave us in 2031? Because it's obvious that things will be even worse then politically speaking. I personally see it as setting an end date to my life in the US, because I have multiple illegal entries and absolutely no way to ever gain citizenship without Congress.