> If the petition is revoked and they stay, they're still a "legal immigrant" by your definition I guess, because they originally immigrated legally.
Uh no. If the petition is revoked then they are obviously here illegally, the question is whether the revocation itself is legal.
> their petition can be revoked for any number of reasons, such as criminal activity.
Correct, their petition can be revoked for any number of reasons, including criminal activity. One thing it can't be revoked for is engaging in protected speech under the First Amendment.
> Also, MANY countries have denied or cancelled visas over "free speech" from the applicant.
Why are you putting "free speech" in scare quotes? Ah! It's to make your absolutely irrelevant point. I'm not talking about what "countries" can do or have done. I'm talking about the United States of America and its Constitutional First Amendment protection. The United States government is forbidden from doing this. I don't give a fuck what other less free commie loser countries do, I care what my country does.
Uh no. If the petition is revoked then they are obviously here illegally, the question is whether the revocation itself is legal.
> their petition can be revoked for any number of reasons, such as criminal activity.
Correct, their petition can be revoked for any number of reasons, including criminal activity. One thing it can't be revoked for is engaging in protected speech under the First Amendment.
> Also, MANY countries have denied or cancelled visas over "free speech" from the applicant.
Why are you putting "free speech" in scare quotes? Ah! It's to make your absolutely irrelevant point. I'm not talking about what "countries" can do or have done. I'm talking about the United States of America and its Constitutional First Amendment protection. The United States government is forbidden from doing this. I don't give a fuck what other less free commie loser countries do, I care what my country does.