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Originally Posted by sigmadiva
Same issue applies.....
It's not the origin of their country, it is the fact that they are illegal.
It's just that in this part of Texas, illegal Hispanics seem to be the most common. Besides, of the Europeans that I know, they really don't have a hard time getting visas to stay in the US. For everyone else, it can be a very long and very expensive process.
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Most of the "white" illegal aliens find themselves in that situation by overstaying their temp visas or end up being deported by default for failing to appear before a immigration judge when summoned. Once you are in the system and have your "green card" it's easy to stay current and legal. The problem with overstays is that it's near impossible to find them and if they happen to live in a sanctuary city.... Well, they might be able to stay hidden from immigration authorities forever.
The thing about "white" immigrants and why it seems they have it easier than poorer immigrants is because they do have it easier. Some things to consider.
1. Quotas- the US only issues out so many imm and non-imm visas a year, giving each country in the world a portion of them. Typically the visas in third world or poorer countries get snapped up first because more people are trying to leave those countries for the US than people already living in an industrialized nation, like EU countries. That's why it seems like they can get here "faster".
2. MONEY. You have to have it. You even have to prove that you have it and won't be a public burden. If you don't have a pot to piss in the US is not going to issue you a imm visa just so you can get off the plane and head straight to the welfare office. A lot of the immigrants coming from Mexico are deemed ineligible because of this fact that they have little to no money.
3. Actually applying- I work with immigrants and from my personal experience, it's easier for them to find someone willing to smuggle them over than it is to find someone willing to help them fill out the application. It's almost ingrained, especially in the smaller citys and pueblas, that if you want to go to America, just cross the river at night. I ask every single one if they have petitioned or applied for any sort of entry document and the answer is no 99.8% of the time. Obviously, when it comes to Europeans or Asians, they won't even be able to get on the plane without a valid passport/visa. Also, if you can drop a grand for a flight to NYC you can afford to spend a couple hundred more for your imm paperwork.
So I'm gonna say that it's not necessarily white imm VS brown imm, it's just that immigrants from Latin American countries just don't have the means or ways to immigrate like the ones from industrialized nations do.
It is what it is....
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