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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder how much of the flow of undocumented immigrants into this country is due to the fact that those people have absolutely no way to get here legally. If you’re an impoverished person from Guatemala who fears for your family’s safety if you stay there, you have zero incentive under the current system not to try to enter the US illegally.  Best case, you make it across and as long as you avoid attracting attention, you get to stay.  Worst case, you’re caught along at some point and are either denied entry or deported, in which case you’re no worse off than you were before.  If there were a system where by you could enter a lottery or something, but only so long as you had no previously immigration violations, the prospect of getting full legal status in the US might incentivize some people to stay put in the hopes that their number is drawn.[/quote]

Interesting lottery idea. [/quote]

You're seriously late to the party, PPs.

https://gt.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/diversity-visa-program/[/quote]

That’s not the same, not by a long-shot.  First, the program specifically excludes people from certain countries, including Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Brazil and Peru.  Second, you have to meet a work/education requirement, either a high school diploma or the equivalent, or at least two years work experience in the past five years in a position that requires at least two years training/experience to perform.  Taken together, these requirements exclude a substantial majority of people immigrating illegally into the U.S.[/quote]

I don't think you understand that immigration law is exclusionary and discriminatory in nature.  Immigration is not a right.  If you don't have family in the U.S., an employer wiling to sponsor you, skills important enough to qualify for a national interest waiver, or meet some other criteria, you are not getting in.  Some people can get in, and some don't.  There was never any pretense of aspiring to equality in immigration law, and that's how it should be.  Every country decides who gets in and who doesn't. [/quote]

THIS.  And every country is afforded deference with regard to their immigration laws - every country except, apparently, the US.  [/quote]

As an American, I am fully within my rights to have an opinion on my country’s immigration system.[/quote]

Why do you keep making nonsensical comments?  Who said anything about you not having a right to your opinion?  We all have opinions, which is why it's going to be a hot button issue in 2020 - even if you deny that fact.[/quote]

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