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Originally Posted by NK74
The real disaster was the 1996 law that set the 3-10 year bars. The bars to provide a disincentive for people to overstay, but in reality it provided a disincentive for people to come back. As a result, the immigration population grew and people like Lou Dobbs made a name by riding the backlash.
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Yeah and that law was signed by Bill Clinton, Mr. Compassion. That was a time when being tough on immigration was something both parties used though.
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Mid-40's dreamer (yeah, time flies), aged out of original DACA and didn't have a chance to apply for extended DACA after Republicans killed it on the vine. Have family petition that is now officially current but with past skeletons, is risky to move forward with AOS. Life is on hold for now until laws and/or government becomes more friendly. Life kind of sucks at the moment but like Al Bundy and the mighty cockroach, I survive.