Walz Pardoned a to Stop His Deportation, But Marco Rubio Deported Him Anyway

He’s right. This should not have been a difficult decision. A non-citizen convicted of sexually abusing a child — a child — has no legal or moral claim to remain on American soil. The pardon removes the conviction from Minnesota’s books. It does not create a right to citizenship. It does not override federal immigration authority. It does not undo what he did to that little girl.

Unless, of course, someone sentenced Vang to live alongside Tim Walz’s daughter. Bet the governor would never go for that, would he? Of course not.

But without having to deal with that possibility, Walz looked at