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I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

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Post by cmrdporcupine »

shagie wrote: post #315
cmrdporcupine wrote: post #305

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Glad you got to experience Waterton. Many Canadians will eventually go to Banff or Jasper (though it's surprising how many people here in Ontario where I live now have never been west of the province, but almost all have been to the US)... but almost nobody gets to Waterton and it's a jewel that most people don't even know about. Haven't been since I was 14. I lived in Alberta but it was still an 8 hour drive.

Going to Waterton, as I said, I was prepared for camping... got to the gate and the ranger looked at my car and informed me that the campground was full. However, camping was my backup if my first choice was not available... staying in the Prince of Wales. It was beautiful . A selection of some of the photos I took there. https://imgur.com/a/stdkS0c ... some are memories, some are trying to capture the beauty of the…

When I was there in the late 80s as a teen we camped, but the campground was really just a big open flat area with no trees.

I recall doing the long walk into town and dumping quarters in the Bubble Bobble machine they had in the arcade there.

Met a cute girl there.

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Post by sheepscreek »

shagie wrote: post #315
cmrdporcupine wrote: post #305

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Glad you got to experience Waterton. Many Canadians will eventually go to Banff or Jasper (though it's surprising how many people here in Ontario where I live now have never been west of the province, but almost all have been to the US)... but almost nobody gets to Waterton and it's a jewel that most people don't even know about. Haven't been since I was 14. I lived in Alberta but it was still an 8 hour drive.

Going to Waterton, as I said, I was prepared for camping... got to the gate and the ranger looked at my car and informed me that the campground was full. However, camping was my backup if my first choice was not available... staying in the Prince of Wales. It was beautiful . A selection of some of the photos I took there. https://imgur.com/a/stdkS0c ... some are memories, some are trying to capture the beauty of the…

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing your story and the photos.

Re: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

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Post by rayiner »

blast wrote: post #173
walrus01 wrote: post #41

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Canadians may be often unprepared and shocked how aggressive and militarized the southern border is, compared to crossing at northern border land entry points.

It cuts both ways. Many American friends have told me that they were treated aggressively at the Canadian border as well.

Only negative border patrol experience I’ve ever had was crossing the Canadian border.

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Post by ignotus02 »

Danjoe4 wrote: post #325
fuzztail wrote: post #3

I've seen recent examples of the government targeting green card holders for their speech. As a naturalized citizen who wants to exercise my free speech rights, how concerned should I be about potentially having my citizenship challenged on technical grounds? Are there realistic scenarios where this could happen despite First Amendment protections?

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Do you have a link to their charge? My understanding is the first Columbia student specifically wasn't charged with commiting a crime intentionally, and instead their Green Card was being revoked at the direction of the Secretary of State.

If they aren't being charged with a crime, I don't know how this could be occuring for any other reason than speech.

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Post by knd775 »

Danjoe4 wrote: post #325
fuzztail wrote: post #3

I've seen recent examples of the government targeting green card holders for their speech. As a naturalized citizen who wants to exercise my free speech rights, how concerned should I be about potentially having my citizenship challenged on technical grounds? Are there realistic scenarios where this could happen despite First Amendment protections?

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This is not true. They have been quite clear that Mahmoud Khalil has not been accused of a crime.

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Post by gunian »

abaymado wrote: post #55

If my asylum application gets denied, what options do I have? I came to the U.S. as a minor and have little to no memory of my original country. I applied for asylum in 2016 and have been waiting for an interview ever since. Given my pending status, are there any other pathways to obtaining a Green Card or legal residency that would allow me to travel? Edit Additional Question - Some of us like myself, came to the U.…

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Post by dragonwriter »

Danjoe4 wrote: post #325
fuzztail wrote: post #3

I've seen recent examples of the government targeting green card holders for their speech. As a naturalized citizen who wants to exercise my free speech rights, how concerned should I be about potentially having my citizenship challenged on technical grounds? Are there realistic scenarios where this could happen despite First Amendment protections?

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> These green card holders are being deported for committing crimes.

No, they are officially being deported for being a foreign policy problem without being accused of any crime.

And the specific source of the foreign policy problem is the political content of their speech.

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Post by gunian »

Natsu wrote: post #278
grahamgooch wrote: post #253

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Good points. Thanks for sharing the link. Yikes! It looks like all of part 9 is in play. Ie one had better be absolutely truthful - or self decline, who would ever do that? Also, the problem with the legal definition of “a disqualification requirement” is it can be vague and subject to change. Would I be correct in saying that a strict adherence to USA law is mandatory?

IANAL, but if you've read all of the questions, they include some incredibly broad things like the one about having ever committed a crime, even if not charged, convicted, etc. that you can find on the I-485. I've heard it said by lawyers that you're not qualified to know whether or not you've committed a federal crime and some of those are quite broad - see this illustration for a few ideas in that vein: https://law…

or just party in miami once and blow your brains out ;)
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