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Originally Posted by analog
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"Mother" is always an important role in any family- that doesn't excuse illegal behavior. ALSO, i'd like to add, she violated her visa BEFORE she became a mother. For two years, she sat on what she knew was a voided visa, then became pregnant- so I don't want to hear about her being a mother. You think it's bad now? At least a 16 and 14 year old are autonomous, what if it was an 8 and 6 year old when she was finalyl caught?
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She also didn't run from authorities and in fact was seeking their help. The laws are there and on the books and no secret...that much is understood. We should not wait 18 years to take action and enforce those laws after allowing someone to build a productive life. If we let her stay here for 18 years then we are at least responsible in part for where this woman and her family now finds themselves: torn apart.
I guess my feeling is that laws don't exist to be arbitrarily applied (unless you are the NCAA tournament selction comittee using RPI as a "too"
). The wheels of justice may turn slowly but 18 years is a bit extreme.