Says you, not the law. Did you read the article? An immigration attorney (who likely knows more about this than either of us, I would hope) believes the judge was right to grant them asylum, based on the statement of the law. You can get up and say "Asylum is only for people who live in places where policemen use attack lions on the populace," but that's not what the law says.

Regardless of whether this attorney fella is right, the point is that it wasn't absurd for this family to use the law as they did. A judge thought it was the right decision, and so did an immigration attorney. That lends their claim some hefty credibility, in spite of your personal opinions on the matter.



"A public education in a country like Germany WILL mar a child to that degree, regardless of what LadyLorraine believes." -Parents

And suddenly, you're at an impasse. You think it's no big deal, they think it's a big deal. It's a he-said she-said. You're just arguing an opinion.



Er, exactly. It's the government's place to make these choices, and they said "yeah, this qualifies." Had they not, the parents would have been waiting, and we'd not be having this discussion.



Most of the Mexican immigrants I've met are here illegally. These parents applied (legally) and were granted entry (legally). I have far more respect for them than I'll ever have for Jose, who shows up, doesn't pay taxes, and uses the local emergency room as his primary care (yes I'm well aware that doesn't apply to all illegal immigrants, so don't nitpick this).

Besides, it's silly to say that a concern doesn't matter simply because there are other concerns in the world that you care more about.



o-p-i-n-i-o-n. So far, the only two people I've read about who actually know anything about the law (the judge and the lawyer) said "yes, this is legal."