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> simply overstayed their tourist visa and never left. Some 5 years later...

How did he make money during those 5 years?




> How did he make money during those 5 years?

Worked in jobs that didn’t ask for proof of employment authorization.

Being white also probably helped a lot. I’m actually willing to bet that most americans aren’t even aware that white people can also immigrate illegally.


I have difficulty believing that. There are lots of white people in South America.



> Congress is considering a bill that would grant the Romeikes permanent status as legal residents, with a possible pathway to citizenship. U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn., filed the bill on Sept. 12, and it is being reviewed by the House Judiciary Committee.

Jesus Christ. Might as well just amend the Cuban Adjustment Act to extend to people from several other countries at that point.


The Irish American FBI/CBP agents deporting illegal Irishmen in Boston certainly are.




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