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[b]Most illegals immigrants come through visa overstays.[/b] Not sure they ever crossed dangerous borders and it seems they could afford travels and visas. The stereotype of desperate hard working immigrants fighting for life is incorrect (and very annoying to me as it does not apply at all). I am sure it describes some people but whether that is even a majority of highly questionable.[/quote]
[b]How do you know this? [/b]

Regardless, for those who are willing to risk life/limb, their lives must've been pretty dire.

And we all know that stereotypes don't apply to all, but I presume to know everyone's situation.[/quote]

http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2015/jul/29/marco-rubio/rubio-says-40-percent-illegal-immigrants-are-overs/

"mostly true".

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40% is not "most".  Based on math, "most" illegal immigrants cross the border illegally, not overstay their visas.[/quote]

right....must be fun to be so pedantic.

when you subtract those who calmly file and pay for their visas and those who go casually cross the border the number of those who fight for their lives climbing fences diminishes significantly.[/quote]
40% over stay their visas.

60% came by other means, ie, cross the border illegally. "Calmly" cross the border?  You realize walking miles in the hot desert is not a cake walk?

Many have died trying to "calmly" walk across the border via dehydration or drowning in the river.  For those who don't "calmly" walk across the border, they are usually packed into trucks with little water and ventilation.

The only illegal immigrants who probably "calmly" walk across the border are those from the north of us.[/quote]

Wait, are we supposed to feel bad about those that break federal law?  Who cares how they got here.  Boat, crawled, swam, walked, skipped, etc...  They broke the law.

You should like a grandfather.  I walked 2 miles to school everyday in 4 feet of snow..... [/quote]
?  I am stating "facts".  Whether you want to feel some sympathy for people is entirely up to your conscience.[/quote]

I have sympathy for those getting slaughtered in Sudan.  I don't have sympathy for those who know there is more money to make in the US and they can sneak in here pretty easily and get it.  Sorry. [/quote]

Well then, you should know that the murder rate in Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala is much, much higher than in South Sudan. The murder rate in Honduras is the highest in the world. The majority of people crossing the border these days are not Mexicans, but people fleeing those three countries (which given the murder rate should be consider refugees).[/quote]

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