The law is meant to serve the people and people are not created to serve the law. This is the belief in Mexico and other Latin American countries. However, we live in the United States. People entering our country need to understand our simple immigration system, laws and policies. Here, we serve the law.
Although you may want to come to the United States because
you cannot earn enough to feed your family or because of our boundless
opportunities, you must follow the rules. Rule one is that you apply for a
visa. You must either have a sponsor (that will support you if necessary)
and/or proof of a waiting job. Second, if you have a sponsor and/or proof of a
waiting job, you will wait for 10 years for your visa. Although you may have a
child in the United States, you will still wait 10 years for a visa.
People may or may not be aware of the hopelessness of
waiting for a visa, but they are aware of other facts.
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There are at least 11.9 million people living in
the USA without authorization. They are often referred to as illegals.
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Many have lived in the USA for a decade or more.
Their children attend school. Some have purchased homes.
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Millions of these people file Federal income tax
returns using a special identification number provided by the federal
government.
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The federal government will not use your income
tax information to locate and deport illegals.
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Many of those filing federal income tax returns
receive refunds or ‘earned income’ checks from the federal government.
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Many purchase cars and trucks that are
registered with local state governments
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Authorities will not question citizenship when
these people file police reports, register their children for school or seek
hospital care.
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When sneaking into the United States there are ‘safe
places’ where bottled water is left to help you on your journey and the U.S.
Border Patrol is prohibited from arresting you at these ‘safe’ stops.
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Many people that are illegally on U.S. soil are
arrested for crimes but not deported.
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Millions of people that are illegally on U.S.
soil are not targeted for deportation because they have children in the United
States.
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Thousands of people illegally in the USA participate
in protests to change immigration policies and are not arrested and deported.
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Thousands attend colleges and do not need to pay
non-resident costs that American citizens must pay if they do not legally
reside in the state where the college is located.
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Schools do not require people living in the USA
illegally to provide the documents needed for U.S. citizens to register their
children for school.
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Some people are arrested and deported during
random sweeps conducted by the Federal Government
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Some people are sentenced to jail for being on
U.S. soil without authorization and then deported.
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Thousands of people from Latin America are
arrested and released when entering the U.S. illegally and given citations
ordering them to appear in court. They are allowed to remain in the USA until
their case is resolved in court. If they fail to appear, an order for their
removal may be issued.
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Many people are arrested while trying to cross
the international bridges to return to Mexico. These arrests bolster the
statistics that show the number of arrests by the Border Patrol and our taxes
pay for the overnight stay in jail.
A common belief among immigrants is that if you enter the
United States and get passed the Border Patrol, you chances of remaining in the
U.S. are very good.
I wonder why there might be confusion about the law. Is
there any part of our immigration rules that might not make sense? Is there
anything in our policies that seem inconsistent with the law? Are we doing
anything that could lead people to believe that being on U.S. soil without
authorization violates a very important law? Why would any poor person wait for
10-years on a list so that they could enter the USA when we obviously allow
people to remain on U.S. soil in violation of our law?
What part of illegal do you not understand?
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