<p>bay, somehow they will find away around it. </p>
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<p>It is insulting to every legal immigrant to have an undocumented person not go through the hoops. The wishy-washy federal leadership has allowed the current ‘crisis’ in many states. It also rubs current citizens wrong because undocumented persons are using infrastructure resources built up by taxpaying citizens. And how would you feel if an undocumented drunk driver (who was speeding, trying to evade police) hit and killed your child? Some undocumented people went to great trouble to get here and will go to great trouble to evade detection. And some states are now giving undocumented people driver’s licenses?</p>
<p>That said, we humanely block entrance to our country from any undocumented person. Why were people continually allowed to walk across the border into this country, including very young children? How much of this has been shut down?</p>
<p>I feel for the border guards that are putting their lives on the line when there is not enough of the technology and directed resources to truly have our Country borders secure. Also feel for the sheriffs and their staff in the affected areas.</p>
<p>Not sure which hurts our Country worse - the illegal drug ‘industry’ or the undocumented people who are here. Both are problems for taxpayers, our infrastructure, and our citizens.</p>
<p>The broken and bogged down system regarding getting this mess cleaned up, it needs to be ‘fixed’ so laws can be followed by all. Maybe guest worker rules like some European countries have - maybe then allow a process for green card, and maybe entering the quota system for immigration.</p>
<p>People overstay their visas. Why in this information age is this happening?</p>
<p>Colleges that brag about educating an undocumented person w/o plans for that person to go back to their country of origin is irresponsible. All college students if not a citizen or documented legal resident, should have a student visa. W/O a student visa, these individuals should not be eligible for a student slot.</p>
<p>I think our Federal Gov’t is having enough trouble distinguishing between undocumented criminals and the rest of the undocumented population. We would want the criminals to be handled first with prison/deportation. </p>
<p>Your analogy makes no sense…</p>
<p>" And how would you feel if an undocumented drunk driver (who was speeding, trying to evade police) hit and killed your child?"</p>
<p>I would feel the same way I would if it was done by a legal alien or a US citizen. Some of your logic makes no sense. </p>
<p>Having a hell of a time finding an affordable college for DS. </p>
<p>Maybe having him apply to Harvard will work, he does qualify for fee waivers, so maybe adding all the Ivies might pay off.</p>
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<p>I’m not sure we’ve faced this yet. I’m guessing that the answer is no, but who knows.</p>
<p>A bigger problem will come first and that is residency. Many places will NOT accept someone like this. He may find his future stopped in its tracks there, unless somehow the matching program gets manipulated in some back-door way. </p>
<p>The residency issue is already a problem for the few int’ls who go to med school here. Too many residency programs refuse to sponsor those students’ visas and they are here legally. </p>
<p>And what about malpractice insurance? Who can force a company to insure?</p>
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<p>Why not? He is a qualified citizen of that country. </p>
<p>Where did that med student go to undergrad?</p>
<p>I don’t know the latest on immigration rules for illegals, but maybe those who can show that they (or their) parents paid taxes for X number of years can more quickly get a green card.</p>
<p>When is this med student going to get a green card? </p>
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<p>But he had no idea if he’d ever get there. Latthivongskorn is an undocumented immigrant.</p>
<p>His parents brought him to the U.S. from Thailand on a tourist visa when he was 9 years old, and the family never left.
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<p>If this young man just spend four years at Cal, then wasn’t he supposed to already be in the green card process? If so, what is going on with that?</p>
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<p>What an excellent point. Moving to that area would be a culture shock.</p>
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<p>How would he get a green card?</p>
<p>To add to what CF asked. There are no rules that would allow him to get a green card simply for graduating from a US college. Medical school graduates possibly have an option:</p>
<p><a href=“Green Card Through a Physician National Interest Waiver (NIW) | USCIS”>http://www.uscis.gov/green-card/other-ways-get-green-card/green-card-through-physician-national-interest-waiver-niw</a></p>
<p>Some of the responses on this thread just go to show how narrow-minded older generations are. You all think that because your kid didn’t get the scholarships/acceptances you expected gives you the right to diminish someone else’s achievements. These sentiments must come from a very childish, bitter group of adults.</p>
<p>It’s always on the adult’s forum that you see these threads bashing someone for succeeding…</p>
<p>Who said that? </p>
<p>^Hear, hear, music1990.</p>
<p>I don’t want to get into a fight but where is the basis that my kids didn’t get into acceptances to any school and therefore I’m bitter. Nonsense. Because if this kid was not accepted, other kid in the application pool will be accepted.</p>
<p>Who is paying for your college, music? Just curious. A full ride to Haaavaad?
While I do not agree with some posters’ views expressed here, I do not consider them coming from a “childish, bitter group of adults.” Coming here and posting insulting stuff is childish, indeed. </p>
<p>I would bet that I have personally contributed more to the illegal immigrant community over the decades that even leaders of that community. But I still think they should be discouraged from coming and remaining here, albeit for different reasons.</p>
<p>@DrGoogle</p>
<p>Well I admit it was kind of a sweeping generalization, so obviously it doesn’t apply to everyone. But I would be willing to bet that at least some of the people who posted negatively about this story blame what they see as “affirmative action” for the fact that their child didn’t or won’t be able to attend the school of their dreams. This thread reminds me a lot of the one about the kid who was accepted to all the ivies. People act like being too white or too middle-class is such a disadvantage, ignoring the fact that it’s an advantage everywhere else in life.</p>
<p>I really doubt it. This is a much bigger issue than anything personal. Anyway, they didn’t even print the kids stats so it’s not as though it’s a competition.</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s AA but rather illegal immigration.</p>