"(I am thinking one felony and/or three serious misdemeanors)"
Too lenient. Most people here go through life with no arrest, misdemeanor or felony. Why would we want someone here, a petitioner for citizenship, who should be on his best behavior to be allowed to stay after even one misdemeanor? I could concede that could be on case-by-case basis depending on how ugly the crime was but absolutely no second chance.
My issue with the one felony/three misdemeanors, is that the courts/judges will let them plead it all away or Nolo Contendre, or dissmiss the charges in general. But otherwise, I am on board, when are you running for office?
No application for asylum is valid for anyone who came to the US via a third country.
For example, if you're from Ecuador and traveled over land to the USA, you can't get asylum because you passed through 5 or so other countries, which is where you should have gotten your asylum.
This is the Way.
"(I am thinking one felony and/or three serious misdemeanors)"
Too lenient. Most people here go through life with no arrest, misdemeanor or felony. Why would we want someone here, a petitioner for citizenship, who should be on his best behavior to be allowed to stay after even one misdemeanor? I could concede that could be on case-by-case basis depending on how ugly the crime was but absolutely no second chance.
If you won't repatriate your here illegally ass elsewhere, I have three words. Tre. Buh. Chet. (Say them rapidly).
An alternate view...
My issue with the one felony/three misdemeanors, is that the courts/judges will let them plead it all away or Nolo Contendre, or dissmiss the charges in general. But otherwise, I am on board, when are you running for office?
LOL... but I will run only for the bribes and privileges.
"You do not get benefits and are subject to extradition without recourse if you break the law"
You mean deportation.
Great never happen. & why can't something like this be thought out.
One other change that's sorely needed:
No application for asylum is valid for anyone who came to the US via a third country.
For example, if you're from Ecuador and traveled over land to the USA, you can't get asylum because you passed through 5 or so other countries, which is where you should have gotten your asylum.