2016 Election Prediction Thread

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Originally Posted by time4fun

We've been through it twice. Once when I was younger- too young to know. My piece of shit step dad needed to sign the paperwork- which he did for my sisters. But he just couldn't really get around to it because he's a horrible person.

My mother and my brother tried a second time when Jopet was an adult, but- at the time at least- he was told that in order to start the process he had to leave the country and live in the Philippines to wait for the paperwork to process and then enter the country legally. It can take years for that. I don't know a lot of the details around it. Maybe it was because they had started once before and never finished? Maybe he's been arrested and isn't telling me? My family gets really vague when I've asked. Honestly, they didn't even tell me he was here illegally until after college. For obvious reasons, they try not to talk about it too openly. My family is from Arizona, which doesn't help.

I've offered a few times to start it back up, but he doesn't want to have to leave for a few years to live in a country he doesn't know anything about. He's in denial, but I can tell he's freaking out inside. I'm going to call some attorneys to try to see if anything has changed since he tried to get his green card a few years back.

It's just a really bad situation. Have I mentioned that he has Type II Diabetes and is on Obamacare? I haven't even gotten to the point where I can process that yet. Though at least in that case, I can pay for his insurance. I'm not sure what we would do if he were deported.

I feel so useless.

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God.

You really ARE a victim, aren't you!

For someone with multiple PhDs and more money than all of us combined.. you sure do seem to have lower class type problems that a lack of education and money generally have an excuse for.

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Originally Posted by time4fun

We've been through it twice. Once when I was younger- too young to know. My piece of shit step dad needed to sign the paperwork- which he did for my sisters. But he just couldn't really get around to it because he's a horrible person.

My mother and my brother tried a second time when Jopet was an adult, but- at the time at least- he was told that in order to start the process he had to leave the country and live in the Philippines to wait for the paperwork to process and then enter the country legally. It can take years for that. I don't know a lot of the details around it. Maybe it was because they had started once before and never finished? Maybe he's been arrested and isn't telling me? My family gets really vague when I've asked. Honestly, they didn't even tell me he was here illegally until after college. For obvious reasons, they try not to talk about it too openly. My family is from Arizona, which doesn't help.

I've offered a few times to start it back up, but he doesn't want to have to leave for a few years to live in a country he doesn't know anything about. He's in denial, but I can tell he's freaking out inside. I'm going to call some attorneys to try to see if anything has changed since he tried to get his green card a few years back.

It's just a really bad situation. Have I mentioned that he has Type II Diabetes and is on Obamacare? I haven't even gotten to the point where I can process that yet. Though at least in that case, I can pay for his insurance. I'm not sure what we would do if he were deported.

I feel so useless.

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I would assume that talking to an attorney would be the only step available to you at the moment. For all you know it might not be all that hard to get the green card started. Hell, find him a girl/guy there in CA for him to marry. Problem solved!

Either way, good luck.

Not important but is your brother subsidized or does he pay for his insurance in full?

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Originally Posted by drauz

Hell, find him a girl/guy there in CA for him to marry. Problem solved!

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That would be another violation of the law.

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Originally Posted by Gelston

That would be another violation of the law.

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And so is smoking marijuana.

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Originally Posted by Gelston

That would be another violation of the law.

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Trump style.

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Originally Posted by Warriorbird

Trump style.

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Yeah, no. They had green cards and he was marrying them because they were hot and he wanted to bang them.

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Originally Posted by Gelston

Yeah, no. They had green cards and he was marrying them because they were hot and he wanted to bang them.

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Maybe.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...n-immigration/

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Originally Posted by Methais

O RLY?

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Originally Posted by Tgo01

Methais wins the Internet.

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I'm disappoint that you both did not understand that statement.

I try to identify with everyone. Find the common connection. Even with people I disagree with on this forum. Believe it or not. I feel it is a more enlightened way to live than shunning or ridiculing people.

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Originally Posted by Back

I'm disappoint that you both did not understand that statement.

I try to identify with everyone. Find the common connection. Even with people I disagree with on this forum. Believe it or not. I feel it is a more enlightened way to live than shunning or ridiculing people.

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And you do a horrible job at it.

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Originally Posted by drauz

I would assume that talking to an attorney would be the only step available to you at the moment. For all you know it might not be all that hard to get the green card started. Hell, find him a girl/guy there in CA for him to marry. Problem solved!

Either way, good luck.

Not important but is your brother subsidized or does he pay for his insurance in full?

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Heavily subsidized. It's fine, I'll pay for it. My sister is also on it with partial subsidy. I already pay her premiums for her.

This is what life is now I guess. Scared one brother is going to be deported, scared another brother is going to lose his rights, and wondering how much it's going to cost me to cover insurance for two siblings who are going to lose it otherwise. I just hope they don't repeal the pre-existing conditions exclusion. My brother can't be off of his meds for 6 months obviously.

They already have the ACA repeal bill ready, for those who were wondering. They used reconciliation, it just needs a majority vote in both Chambers to pass. I don't think that'll be a problem for them.

So yeah, this isn't about left or right or hypothetical political realities. These are the human consequences of the election. No amount of dismissal, sarcasm, or heartless amusement will change the reality of it for families like mine.