The report is a uniquely comprehensive and jargon‐​free (to the extent possible) explanation of U.S. legal immigration. Contrary to public perception, immigrants cannot simply wait and get a green card (permanent residence) after a few years. Legal immigration is less like waiting in line and more like winning the lottery: it happens, but it is so rare that it is irrational to expect it in any individual case.

  • PizzaMan@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    If I could, I’d rather making my living gardening.

    But good on you for speaking on behalf of others that you don’t understand in the first place. /s