My wife had to deal with the bureaucratic red tape to get her green card, assuring officials she was disease-free and would not become a societal burden.

My wife had to learn to read labels and communicate in English before qualifying for meaningful employment.

My wife had to take a test in English in order to become a naturalized U.S. citizen.

My wife spends her earnings locally to help our economy rather than sending money overseas.

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German citizens who managed to sneak in unlawfully were deported without appeal.

Entire Mexican villages have become ghost towns as former residents move up to the U.S. "gold rush." Why doesn't Mexico do something to create prosperity rather than complain about U.S. immigration policies? Why has the U.S. government fallen asleep at the wheel?

Lorin Twede

Magna

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