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Tough road for undocumented teens

Original post made on Mar 9, 2012

For undocumented students at Mountain View High School, nothing has changed in the years since Jose Antonio Vargas hesitantly revealed his secret to his teachers. The fears and uncertainties that may keep them out of college are just as real more than a decade later.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, March 8, 2012, 8:21 PM

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Posted by Mcbutters
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Mar 12, 2012 at 9:34 am
Mcbutters is a registered user.

Going through the proper protocol before coming to the US would be the first and only step to ensuring that no one is deported.

Just because someone is here illegally, doesn't mean they should have the same rights as someone who went through the proper channels.
It's not fair to those people who studied and got their citizenship the hard way.

A policy is in place for a reason. Self entitlement doesn't mean you can go outside of the law and make your own, because you feel that you deserve it by being in the US x-number of years and calling it your home.

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