Originally Posted by Mellowicious
When someone says "why don't they just do it legally," this is what comes to mind: very likely, they can't. They don't have the money and the skills, and as long as they stay where they are, they're unlikely ever to get them.
Isn't that exactly the point of leaving the immigration laws the way they are?

Does anybody remember "poll tests"? Does the analogy resonate?

Originally Posted by Ardy
For what it is worth, she is extremely annoyed to go through this to join her husband... and then watch other people cross the border with impunity and then virtually demand legal status with full rights.
Isn't that always the way? I mean, think of all the wealthy taxpayers who are similarly annoyed by the poor slobs who suck the government teat rather than doing the hard work that would undoubtedly result in personal success and a contribution to, rather than leeching from, society. Think of all the young, attractive blonde women who avoided prison sentences after being busted for drugs who are similarly annoyed by all the women of color who are getting a free ride due to lengthy sentences . . .

Wait, forget about that second example.

Ahem.

Could you describe to me what "impunity" means? Does it mean, for example, paying your employer $70 a week to live and eat in the back of a van, where the "sanitary facilities" consist of a common corner where all 20 residents defecate? Does it mean working 7 days a week and getting paid 45 cents for picking 32 pounds of tomatoes? Getting physically beaten for taking a sick day? Fined for taking a shower? Just curious why these working conditions common among migrants in the Southeast are conveniently overlooked in order to perpetuate the myth that undocumented immigrants live in the US with "impunity".

Steve
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to respect and be kind to one another,
so that we may grow with peace in mind.
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