Originally Posted by Pianoswithoutfaith

thats because thats what 99% of illegal aliens want from this country. Ability to travel back to South Africa and see grandma before her death, work legitimately and drive to that work with out fear of a police stopping you randomly and finding out you don't have a license. Maybe its easier for some of us to start demanding more after getting a small taste but what about those who have nothing and have been waiting for something for 10, 20 heck 30 years? What about those people who really just have a CIR going for them and that's it?

Whats the alternative? Not apply to the house version if it passes both chambers? Go back home and apply from there? Get marry and adjust through there? Quite frankly my parents in their 50s, all they want to do is drive with out fear, and visit grandma back in Nigeria. We want more because maybe we are more ambitious but the reality is, this immigration reform is not just about us but our parents as well and many of our folks just want those 3 simple things. Work, drive and travel.

Now, do I think I am more deserving? Yeah I do but just because I think so doesn't mean anything will happen. These politicians are in control, not us so no amount of pride we give to our selves, will change anything here. If I had as much pride as I wanted too, I could just say to myself, "you know what, this country isn't appreciating my skills and work, I think I going to find a country that does and get the hell out of here"

If you won't take anything less than a path to citizenship.. then why did you apply for DACA in the first place then? isn't that a bit silly to say that when you applied and got approved for DACA? You could have said to yourself, "you know what, hell no, I am not applying for this low tier status! I deserve more than just 2 years of deferred action!" but you didn't say this because DACA offered you things you didn't have before, maybe you didn't have a driver license, well now you do or now you can get one. Maybe you didn't have a SSN, well now you do. Maybe you weren't getting instate tuition well now you do. Even the smallest things we get already can improve our lives dramatically. And they know this. Don't you think they know how many of us are obtaining decent jobs thanks to DACA?

We sucked our pride in and accepted DACA and you know what? If the house's version does passes both version, we will do it again. Thats the sad reality of it because we don't have anything else. We could get marry and adjust or go back home and try from there, maybe we have family that can, there's that option. But we aren't, no we are waiting for a CIR.