On Wed, 10 May 2006 09:16:07 -0400, Greg Stigers <[log in to unmask]> 
wrote:

>Things certainly have changed since my mother immigrated in the early
>fifties.
>
>Greg Stigers


If you do it legally, it takes months if not years (depending on the 
reason) and cost you thousands of $ with a lawyer. Without one, you have 
lots of trouble with the paperwork and it will take forever.
You also can't leave the country unless you first apply for a exemption of 
that. That takes about 2-3 months and then you can travel twice before you 
need another exemption. 

Therefore it is understandable that poorer people do not want to spend that 
time and money. However this doesn't change illegal to legal.

However we are happy, that the "new" immigrants don't round us up and send 
us on a trail-of-tears to Oklahoma. ;-)

Michael

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