Democracy Dies in DarknessJose and his youngest daughter talk as the family prepares a barbecue at the home they share with extended family in Northern Virginia. He and his wife are undocumented, and they recently arranged guardianship for their children, ages 7 and nearly 2, who are U.S. citizens. (Allison Shelley/for The Washington Post)In a church hall in Northern Virginia, a father of two named Jose sat at a long table and stared at the legal document before him. It was a road map for life without him.He initialed the clause that said that if he and his wife were arrested or deported, the person they were choosing as a guardian for their girls would make decisions about their schooling.