Anyone else feeling devastated?

Now at 10+ years of DACA, no path to legal status for me unfortunately.

I have completed all of my education in the US, graduated from an Ivy league medical school - working as a doctor, contributing, working on my dreams -

Here to vent because - none of my colleagues or friends would ever possibly understand the difficulty of facing an election outcome like this -

I get that he won't be deporting DACA recipients - but let's NOT forget that during his term he stacked the Supreme court, can now also appoint more judges during his term, and that he also appointed many conservative FEDERAL judges in circuit and district courts where DACA is constantly being fought over in many states. To say that Trump will only affect migrants is an understatement to say the least.

Here I am - incredibly disappointed that Kamala, (while she was thoroughly qualified), never directly addressed the migrant/immigration issue to voters - and let's face it, Americans DO NOT want endless mass migrations of ppl coming to the US, getting free healthcare, working papers, etc - I live in NYC and even in this ultra-liberal zone, people are not happy with the multitudes of migrants showing up all over - sidewalks/subways/cafes, panhandling, filling classrooms in public schools, receiving cash benefits, free housing etc. Well, we know for sure that Trump will at least be putting a stop to what has become an uncontrolled border issue.

Absolutely does suck for the rest of us who are being roped in with all the rest of them.

Done with rant.

Yes, it sucks that our colleagues may not fully grasp the difficulty that we experience and face.

At the same time, I have come to notice that everyone has their own issues, and to them, their issue is their #1 priority. Although we may feel that the result of this election has the potential to be catastrophic for the undocumented population, it is futile to compare one's struggle to another person's. Until an individual has been in our shoes, it is extremely difficult for that person to truly understand.

At this point, I just live my life as is. Luckily, I have taken the steps to ready myself for Canada, if it comes down to it (i.e., taking the English exam, getting my education certified, entering into the Express Entry pool).

I think it is good to vent. Good to have a community where you can go and talk, and not have to explain why it matters - so I hear you man, it sucks.

I just began my career as an academic in a STEM field - working as a "doctor" (doctorate, not a real physician, haha), and it would certainly suck to have to move to a different country when all of the training and education has been completed in the U.S.

Best of luck to you.

The number one issue seemed to be the economy and immigration is kinda an extension of that. I see it in NYC too. A lot of other immigrants mad at these newer ones because to them it seems like they are getting free handouts, staying at hotels, getting EBT and credit cards. That has a lot of people mad.

The problem with the economy is the current President gets the flack when economic policies take a while to take ahold. For example when Trump first became President, he inherited Obamas economy. Republicans wreck the economy and then a Democrat inherits the bad one and tries to fix it but then they get the blame for being the current sitting President for that bad economy. Seems to be a cycle.

sht is going down next year when SCOTUS kills DACA, he will be forced to deal with immigration altogether.

I’m more concern with project 25

Not even doing Advance Parole would create a path for you?

Correct. I received DACA above the age of 18. Would be impossible to clear the 10 year ban as is.

I do wonder, stupidly maybe, that if they force us out they could include some provision similar to “leave voluntarily and the ban would be reduced to 5 years instead of 10.”

Again, wishful thinking but…

P.S. I sent you a message.

Biden/Harris absolutely shot themselves in their foot by allowing uncontrolled migration to flood in

They chose migration

They knew exactly what they were doing

Everything is going to be fine. Everyone here survived the first Trump administration.