So You Want to Be an American: 5 Circles of Immigration Hell
Hard core anti-immigration types in places like, say, Arizona, say it’s not about racism. It’s the fact that the people crossing the border are breaking the law. Sure, America is awesome, but the country lets in a lot of immigrants through nice legal channels, right? Why don’t these Mexicans just try it that way?
Well, having gone through immigration myself in 2009 (the legal way), I can tell you right now there’s a reason. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying breaking the law is the way to go. But I am saying that when you make the legal pathway to something long, baffling and infuriating enough, many people are going to skip it in favor of the easy option. Even if choosing that option makes them a criminal.