Since the age of 18, he could've went through the process, before starting a family and all that other shyt. Doesn't fukking matter if it's simple or not. When I was in college I worked on a project for our county with another Mexican dude. We were supposed to be given an award by the mayor for our design work, but he didn't show up, come to find out he was over here illegally and thought that he would get in trouble if he accepted the certificate. Yet, he was still able to go to college, get an education and get a good paying job last I heard.It is NOT simple for people to just attain legal citizenship. It’s not like you can just go to the dmv and be granted citizenship my guy. Matter of fact, US laws explicitly made it near IMPOSSIBLE to get legal status after being in the country illegally.
All of y’all should read the facts about DACA here. Illegal immigration is a little more complex than several of you are assuming.
9 things you need to know to understand DACA and the DREAMers
But beyond all that, you would think corporations and companies and banks would fight for DACA because Latinos stay buying shyt, homes, cars, etc...They have a lot of purchasing power, so removing them removes revenue.