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

226 points proberts | 3 comments | 05 Dec 25 16:04 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

As usual, there are countless immigration topics and I'll be guided by whatever you're concerned with. Please remember that I can't provide legal advice on specific cases for obvious liability reasons because I won't have access to all the facts. Please stick to a factual discussion in your questions and comments and I'll do the same in my answers!

Previous threads we've done: https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=proberts.

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jacobmartinez3d ◴[05 Dec 25 21:45 UTC] No.46167802[source]▶
I am a native citizen currently watching my first child grow up without me while my wife waits in line for her nearly 2-year-long immigration process. Every attempt to expedite her processing has been denied, even during Typhoons where she loses power and access to hospitals. I feel forgotten, and cast aside by the system - like my family situation is inconsequential and undeserving.

Is there really nothing native citizens like me can do to get our family here outside waiting in a generic line with everyone else in the world?

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1. zingar ◴[05 Dec 25 23:34 UTC] No.46168849[source]▶
Shocked and curious to know why anyone would downvote a story like this.
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2. padjo ◴[06 Dec 25 09:01 UTC] No.46171794[source]▶
Because people’s lives have become collateral damage for performative cruelty by the current administration and its supporters.
3. 9rx ◴[06 Dec 25 11:26 UTC] No.46172487[source]▶
I'm more shocked about and curious as to why anyone would take time out of their day to press a button that does nothing other than to serve as a poor man's "read receipt" to indicate to the trolls that you read their message, thus incentivizing even more trolling.

But I assume nobody actually purposefully presses the button; only sometimes doing so by accident.