Why don't they come legally?
Long read, some good points, I'm not going to excerpt and comment. BUT I did want to post a sidebar that has some good quick reference material.
Too hard to immigrate legally? DON'T COME.
Illegal immigration
700,000 to 850,000
estimated number of illegal entrants who sneak into the U.S. each year
1.2 million
illegal immigrants deported in fiscal 2006
1 million
(or 88 percent) the number of those who were from Mexico
Legal immigration
1.266 million
green cards issued in 2006
803,335
green cards issued to immigrants sponsored by family members
159,081
green cards issued to immigrants sponsored by employers
216,454
green cards issued to refugees and asylees
819,248
green cards issued to people already living in the United States
447,016
green cards issued to people not yet living in the United States
5.8 million
temporary, or non-immigrant, visas issued in 2006
6.4 million
temporary, or non-immigrant, visas issued in 2007
25.8 million
people who entered the United States with non-immigrant visas in 2006
Source: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. State Department
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