Moving deeper into Arizona's shadows

That is not necessarily true. My co-worker married an illegal. He decided to do the right thing and return to mexico and come in the front door. It took three long years for him to return to US legally.

It was hard for the whole family, but he feels so good because he does not have to look over his shoulder anymore.

Also, how in the hell did they afford to buy a house? I know I make more money than she does and I cannot afford a home.

He decided to do the right thing and return to mexico and come in the front door. It took three long years for him to return to US legally.

This is what really sucks about current immigration policy and the so-called "immigration" debate. Illegals are maybe immigrants, but they are first and foremost criminals. I find it disheartening to have them compared with someone like Mrs. Altair whose only "sin" was to be born outside of the United States.

India has a fairly harsh immigration policy and no reciprocal visa treaty with the US. However, it took about a week's worth of effort and about $100 in fees (no bribes via under the table payments or attorney's fees required) to bring Mrs. Altair with me. That's a whole lot better than the long wait plus $3000 attorney's fees to reduce waiting time to about a year or two.

Immigration law in the United States needs reform ... desperately. People who wish to enter the country _legally_ need to be treated with a little more respect. Those who have shown disdain for the law by entering the country illegally need to be treated for what they are - criminals. That would be immigration reform that we can all believe in.

Well, I do know that it can be done. As I said, I have a ‘new’ family member who did it, and it was based on being the spouse of a citizen. What the finer details were, I’m not sure of. They did involve an immigration lawyer that knew the finer details of facilitating such things.

I appreciate your co-worker’s husband doing the right thing though.

Look, it’s been my take that millions of illegals were being transitioned under our noses. In 2001, it was estimated that there were about nine million illegals in country, due to a census adjustment to the 2000 Census.

We know that illegal crossings exploded shortly after Bush was sworn in, because he telegraphed an amnesty would follow. Now ten years later, we’re supposed to believe we only have eleven million illegal immigrants in country.

[That would depict an entry rate of 200,000 per year, a preposterously low figure - one county in Arizona estimates over 2,000 illegals enter our nation every day over it’s territory - that’s over 700,000 per year in just one county - and that’s just one year. That’s over seven million in ten years, just one county in Arizona. The implications of that are just plain shocking.]

(reverting to topic from paragraph before last...) There are only two ways that could happen. One, many left the nation. Two, many were made legal.

I do believe some may have left the nation, but nowhere near as many as came in. We’re having too many problems in regions across this nation, for the number to have dropped significantly. So what has been taking place?

IMO, we’ve got illegals marrying, and otherwise somehow being put on a track to citizenship, or at the very least becoming legal to work here and remain to do so.

Theswe factors in addition to my own family member’s experience, is the basis for my thoughts on this.k

Thanks for your response.

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