>  SW> Without it there
>  SW> is Anarchy. I have friends that waited 20 or more years to gain US
>  SW> citizenship. It is an injustice to US citizens to allow anyone to just
>  SW> walk in whenever they please.
>
> did you friends not "walk in whenever they pleased"??? they arrived here
> somehow...

I cannot speak for his friends, but mine came in *legally* and went through
all of the processes it took to be here *legally*.  Most of them are more
unhappy about people just wandering in and being able to get even more than
they are entitled to than I am.

Do you not know anyone who is not a native that is here legally?  I will
guarantee you that they did not just "walk in whenever they pleased."  All
the ones I know (mostly from Asia or South America) had to go through all
sorts of paperwork to get a visa, then again for a green card, etc.  Many
had to prove they had jobs waiting here for them.  Some had to leave the
country for a while in between "phases."

What they go through to be here legally is a far cry from just "walking in
whenever they please," and insinuating that they can do so belittles their
experience.  One may say "that is why it should be easier" but I disagree.
Those processes are there for a reason.  They validate the identity of the
person in question, verify that they are not wanted by the law in their
home countries, verify that they are here to be productive members of
society, etc.

I do not understand why a citizen of any country would want it any other
way when it comes to who gets let in.

Mike

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