>>2846263>try to get a job that will sponsor youThis will be absurdly difficult or near impossible, especially given his ethnicity.
>maybe look for a green card hoeThat hasn't worked in years, if it ever did at all.
>go to a local university It won't really help your citizenship the way you think it will. You will be here as a student, nothing more.
I also want to point out that immigration attorneys only help so much. You might be paired with one for years, I've seen a couple cases of over one decade.