The program would apply to undocumented immigrants in the U.S. at least five years, if they've committed no felonies and not more than one misdemeanor, and if they agree to work at becoming proficient in English.
The promise of DACA was simple but beautiful: If you came to this country as a child, through no fault of your own if you've studied and have committed no felony you can work legally and contribute to the nation instead of being deported.
As long as you're a citizen, have not committed any felonies, and live in Manhattan, it's basically no questions asked.
The Three Strikes law, passed in 1994, mandated a life sentence for anyone who committed a felony, no matter how minor, after committing two "serious" felonies, which could be anything from purse-snatching to murder.
On the first ground, the court said that King did not "create a new classification of violent offenses as a matter of constitutional law"; even if it did, Buza committed felony arson – a serious felony under California law.
But the issue is not whether he committed a felony.
"But he committed a felony -- filing false applications and documents.
Then, as a noncitizen who had committed a felony, he would presumably be deported.
In violating his oath at NSA, Snowden committed a felony under the current espionage law.
"It was pretty difficult to find yourself in a position where you had committed a felony".
