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Originally Posted by ShaniFaye
The man has been in the US for 50(?) years....he hasnt been in any trouble ever from all the stories I've read today. He's been living a quiet life as a tax paying citizen trying to forget the horrors of his youth.
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Sorry, Shani...but I see a double standard here if I recall your position on illegal aliens.
It is highly questionable that he came here legally. My SO's (an Israeli woman) father, a holocaust survivor, came here after the war under the Displaced Persons Act (he moved to Israel a few years later to reunite with his few surviving family members. The DP act opened up US immigration to thousands of displaced Jews (and other survivors of nazi atrocities) and specifically required those persons to reveal any past Nazi associations. This guy did not reveal his past...a clear violation of the law.
Does 50 years living here, trouble free and paying taxes, make him a better citizen than an illegal Mexican who has lived here 10 years, started a family, is trouble free and pays taxes?
On a personal level, I see nothing gained by deporting the guy, but for those who consider how he has acted since his illegal entry here, I would suggest applying the same standard to more recent (illegal) immigrants.