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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have a home in a very red state, and we and the neighbors are all happily harboring an undocumented immigrant from Latin America who does tremendous yardwork for all of us. We pay very very well. And we advise on how to keep their head low and avoid ICE.

I have no qualms about this.  What is going on in this country right now is morally wrong. These people work their butts off, [b]are law abiding[/b] good people and make our country great.  THEY’RE doing that.   Not MAGA.  [/quote]

? By definition they're not "law abiding" if they didn't come in through the lawful methods. The US gives 1 million green cards, tons of various visas and anyone with a legitimate claim can seek asylum. So why didn't your maintenance man?[/quote]

You don’t understand immigration law.  Not even a little bit.  If you did, you’d know that under current (and past) law there’s no feasible way for a guy in his position to get either permanent residency or citizenship.  He came for economic reasons.   The USA doesn’t allow that for anyone in his circumstances.  None of the ways that you have described apply.   It’s really not that complicated.  [/quote]

Let's unpack it.  I think there are really two issues conflated.  A) Doing business with a foreign national.  B) Immigration.

He is not an immigrant.  He is the citizen of another country subject to the laws thereof and import laws here.  For all we know he is breaking the law of his home country by not reporting income.

People really need to understand "foreign national".  He isn't your serf.  We actually have limited jurisdiction over them.  Why don't they prosecute them when they are criminals, like US criminals?[/quote]

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