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Originally Posted by dc_dux
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.
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yes, I cant deny it....its one of the things I've struggled with in my opinion. The way I justify it, in my head, is that he still went thru the immigration process, he still did whatever immigration laws required in 1955, he didnt jump a fence or whatever and move here to live off the taxpayers. He omitted his involvement on his paper work, but at least he did the paperwork. It may sound weak to some to justify it that way....but thats the way my head is wrapping around it.
I dont know how the laws worked back then. I know a new article states that he didnt tell immigration about his military service and that he wasnt asked.