Huge demand to live in U.S. part of illegal immigration problem

This article gives the background on our immigration policy and also explains what an immigrant must do to come here legally. - - Donna Poisl

by Erin Kelly - Republic Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON - While the national spotlight is focused on illegal immigration, millions of people enter the United States legally each year on both a temporary and permanent basis.

But the demand to immigrate to the United States far outweighs the number of people that immigration laws allow to move here legally. Wait times can be years, compounding the problem and reducing opportunities for many more who desperately want to come to the United States.
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