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Originally Posted by Clocker
If you come in on a tourist visa or a green card, it is a lot easier to get a decent job and blend into society (and take "American jobs") than if you walk in across the desert border with the clothes on your back and a couple of jugs of water.
Which should we be more concerned about?
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People with tourist visas are NOT allowed to work and can only be in the country for 180 days in a calendar year.Green cards are for permanent residents and are good for 10 years and have to be renewed.After 5 years people holding green cards can apply for citizenship.People with green cards can work right away and do not need to "blend in".And ironically people can lose their green cards if they stay out of the United States for a period of time (IIRC, it's a full calendar year although exceptions are granted for different situations).Student visas are trickier as people are allowed employment but must maintain their student status during that time.The tourist and student visas are the ones that people overstay on;anybody who overstays their green card only has themselves to blame since it's the same as renewing your driver's license;pay a fee and get your picture taken.
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