Okay I have so many doubts and things I want to say, I'm not even sure how to do this.
I guess I'll start with the lawyer part. At first as I read through the USCIS home page that lawyer will no be needed, only if you have doubts about your criminial record etc., I though it was great. But as time has pass and I have thought about it and read many (too many articles) relating to this, I can't help but question everything. Especially with the elections coming up.
Having a lawyer will make sense especially if Romney gets elected, because well, he will have a dandy little list of DREAMers (AND family if the application asks the status of family, or anything about family really) Also many times ICE (and other goverment officials) don't follow the rules 100%, So they will have the ability to deport. So having a lawyer would be nice for deportation help, BUT this is only if deportation happens. My cousin got a 'good lawyer' (through the help of a lawyer that help them win a ca$e so that's why they got a fancy lawyer, ) And apparently he will be charging 700-1000 dollars to basically fill out the application. I told them that they could fill it out themselves but yeah.. . And basically what I'm trying to say is, would hiring a lawyer be necessary? (and if you have one, have they said anything to note) Is anybody else thinking about the deportation that can occur because of the Deferred Action, or am I just being panicky?
I don't know maybe it's because its just a "too good to be true" kinda thing. And this is not a law, so IF Romney is elected he can just throw it out the trash.
UGH, I wish there would be other people I knew, doing this. the area I have lived and gone to school doesn't particularily have many people of color in general, the other Hispanic kids I know are either already residents or not doing it.