Definitely seems like someone we wouldn't want to kick out of this country (chemistry professor), but the idea that him being in the United States for 3 decades illegally somehow makes his deportation unfair is not logical. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-arrests-kansas-professor-father-three-who-has-been-u-n844746 …
I don't know. That's a good question. It may not be the correct analogy. Me bringing it up notwithstanding, there isn't a need for analogy. Countries need immigration laws and they need to be enforced irrespective of the perceived tragedy or unrelated mitigating factors.