From Apple to Y Combinator–tech sector denounces new “Dreamers” plan

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2 points·koolba··3 comments

> "It is particularly cruel to offer young people the American Dream, encourage them to come out of the shadows and trust our government, and then punish them for it," Zuckerberg wrote.

I don't often agree with Zuckerberg but he's spot on here. The real person to blame is President Obama.

By skirting the constitution and implementing DACA via executive order, he set up a time bomb that was due to go off as soon as a Republican was in office. Blaming Trump for enforcing our laws and US Constitution is a cheap shot.

You can also blame Congress for not acting for the past 5 years. And if you really feel like they should be granted permanent status, blame the Democrats for not passing leglistatiom for doing that when they controlled the House, Senate, and POTUS.

I don't see why these people can't go back to their home countries and begin the same process that the rest of us non-US-citizens have to go through if we want to live in the US.

It seems like there are powerful groups that would prefer the law to be flexible as regards migration - but not flexible when it comes to IP law, for example, where they want to be able to fully exploit their patents, and to throw people in jail for torrenting a few films.

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