have you considered just coming illegally and dealing with this later? SF is a sanctuary city.

"SF declared itself a sanctuary city in 1989, and city officials strengthened the stance in 2013 with its 'Due Process for All' ordinance. The law declared local authorities could not hold immigrants for immigration officials if they had no violent felonies on their records and did not currently face charges.""

Also in January 2017 a bill was proposed in the California State Legislature to make California a "sanctuary state."