While I am not unsympathetic to this kid’s plight, stories like these help give other potential illegals a reason NOT to come here.
I really am sorry for this kid. Perhaps back in Columbia he can serve as an object lesson to his friends and neighbors about why it is not a good idea to sneak into our country.
Excellent point. And the fact is, we don't have to deal with deport every single illegal immigrant. What you do is set up an environment that makes them want to self-deport, by not making it worthwhile for them to stay in this country illegally.
That being said, if he has even a fraction of the credentials claimed in the article, there are scores of legal avenues for him to come back here.
Columbia, being a U.S. ally, should get priority over Mexico which, by any stretch of the imagination, is not.
Miami being the central trading port for South America ought to have a lot of companies willing to sponsor a bright kid like this as a legal immigrant, or perhaps someone to work their Columbian operations.