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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This whole overstaying the visa argument is flawed. Yes he did, but that was in the last. It's like prosecuting someone for speeding 15 years ago.

His current situation:
Culleton entered the US in 2009 on a visa waiver programme and overstayed the 90-day limit but after marrying a US citizen, Tiffany Smyth, and applying for lawful permanent residence, he obtained a statutory exemption that allowed him to work, according to his lawyer, Ogor Winnie Okoye.

The detention prevented him from attending the final interview in October for his green card that would have confirmed his legal status, said Okoye. “It’s inexplicable that this man has been in detention.”[/quote]

That’s ridiculous. More like he was speeding 15 years ago, and KEPT ON SPEEDING even though he knew the rules. The thing that changes is that enforcement has been increased. [/quote]

It's not the same. We're talking about people's lives, not speeding.

All this bureaucracy creates crimes. If someone has no criminal history and can get a job with enough income to support themselves, they should be allowed to come and stay so long as they continue to meet that bar. What right do any of us have to tell anyone else that they can't move freely around this planet that belongs to us all? That people suffering violence poverty and corruption must stay and endure that because of where they happened to be born and who their parents were. It's stupid. All of this is stupid. Let people live. [/quote]

Right? Why have borders or laws at all. We should all be free to move wherever we want, whenever we want.[/quote]

I assume you're being sarcastic, but yes, essentially. So much of what we just accept as necessary and a fact of life contributes to so much unnecessary suffering. Why have we chosen to organize ourselves in ways that leave so many people so vulnerable?[/quote]

Sure, I guess? 
Like, anar[/quote]

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