Just curious

In the history of the United States only one treaty was honored by both sides. William Penn and the native Americans who lived in the area. My family came over as part of the group that arrived with William Penn. We were the only truly legal immigrants. Second, there are laws, the laws used to be made for a reason, now a days I'm not so sure about that. I am not advocating actions such as the ones I posted in the original post, but I do feel that those that come into the country do follow the laws. There are many who went through the process and have gone on to become legal citizens of the United States. Many of them have more respect, and patriotism then those born here. One I admire for his journey and has inspired a regrowth in my patriotic sense is Craig Ferguson. If they say let me do it legally then bring them in. Third, this was a bit of dark humor. It is based on a lot of the problems that are occurring these days, and may just be a political cause and not a real cause, but to people I know in Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico, it is something they have to deal with, and it is based on facts, whether it is the norm or just isolated cases.

I should hope not, I wouldn't want our government to start imitating laws of countries that are deemed as being part of the "axis of evil" (although I highly disagree with that label). The reason why illegal immigration is so prevalent is because it is so very hard to obtain legal status. One's choices are to either wait for years if not forever to win the green card lottery, go to college in the US and leave immediately after, find a work sponsor (which is very difficult for people who don't have prestigious specialized degrees), or get married to a US citizen. Many illegal immigrants don't have plans to stay in the US indefinitely, they're only here to save up money that they plan on bringing home. If we made it easier for workers to obtain work visas, they would start paying income taxes for the social services they may or may not be receiving and making minimum wage (which means they won't have to stay here as long and they won't be as large of a competition to legal workers). The problem here is policy, not the illegals themselves.

Here's a scenario for you (and a true one). I have a friend that came here on a student visa from Morocco to get married to a Moroccan man living in the US. He told her that after they got married, he would be able to go through the immigration system to get her permanent residency status. Well, it turns out that he was wrong, and they didn't succeed in that venture. She didn't find this out until after she had his baby, who is a US citizen now. If she were to leave him and return to Morocco, under Moroccan law he could take the baby from her and come back to the US, which is where he wants to live. She's left not being able to find a credible job despite the fact that she was an English teacher in Morocco. She's now working for less than minimum wage at a convenience store. There is no possible route for her to take to obtain legal status without risking the loss of her child. Now, tell me, shouldn't there be an easier way for women like her?