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Why I May Get Deported -- DACA

Also, this is what I tweeted. I tweeted yesterday, it got very good feedback, which was nuts. I tweeted, I paid $400,000 in taxes last year and all I got was a free trip back to Slovakia. And like, it's, I tweeted that and someone was like, what did you expect? Did you expect the roads and the schools and everything to be paid for free?, and I'm like, no. Like, that was such a stupid comment.

September 7, 201715:04David
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Jason14:26
Well, that's why it's good that you're speaking up.
David14:28
But it doesn't make sense to me, logically. How does it make sense to get rid of it? How does that help the economy? The only thing it does is maybe gives— opens up more entry-level jobs for Americans, which I think is such a stupid— I hate when an American g…
Jason14:57
Do you know how much fruit is not being picked right now? All the produce is being wasted because there's no one picking it.
David15:04
Also, this is what I tweeted. I tweeted yesterday, it got very good feedback, which was nuts. I tweeted, I paid $400,000 in taxes last year and all I got was a free trip back to Slovakia. And like, it's, I tweeted that and someone was like, what did you expect? Did you expect the roads and the schools and everything to be paid for free?, and I'm like, no. Like, that was such a stupid comment.
Jason15:34
I don't think they knew anything about DACA.
David15:36
It was such a stupid comment, and like, especially when you pay $400 grand in taxes, I don't even, I obviously expect citizenship, but I expect a fucking ginormous chocolate cake to be delivered to my front door. That's a lot of money, and the fact that I can…
Jason17:06
I can't even wrap my head around what you're saying. I'm trying to wrap it around. I understand what you're saying. I'm trying to understand what he was thinking. He was— there's no loss.