Immigration Reality: Legal immigration can take decades

A look at how the current legal immigration system prevents immigration.

Legal immigration can take decades | ScrippsNews: "Many Americans believe the country's laws allow for orderly immigration, and wonder why some jump the line instead of doing it legally. Long waits suggest one explanation.

For instance, some Mexicans arriving legally now first applied 18 years ago, according to the State Department. The U.S. legally admits about 90,000 Mexicans annually, while another 300,000 to 500,000 come illegally....

"Do we have law breakers, or do we have broken laws? I'd say that most immigration attorneys would say that we have broken laws," said attorney Roger Tsai, president of the Utah chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association." Dec.. 28, 2010