“We all don’t have the same capacity or the same opportunity,” a Honduran man who had just crossed into the U.S. illegally with a group into La Joya, Texas, told the Daily Caller News Foundation Saturday night. “Only privileged people can cross legally.”
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I have to take issue with this.
My brother-in-law's wife is a Naturalized American citizen, coming from Mexico I don't know how many years ago. She has a sister and brother who are also American citizens, both of them professional people, the brother being a dentist. I believe the sister works in administration for a large company, but don't quote me on that.
She has another sister and nephew who have been trying to emigrate to the United States for something like ten years now. They're property owners, better off than a lot of Mexicans in their homeland, but they're tired of the government there and especially the cartels. They're very nice, respectable people - I've met them both.
They've got sponsors, they're both more than willing to work, and they've gone through all the channels and done all the paperwork.
Last month, they were denied. Why? Because somehow, they missed one lousy form. Near as they can figure out, it was sent right after they moved to another address and didn't get forwarded. Now they have to start the process all over again.
When we saw them before they returned to Mexico last month, Lisa jokingly told her that she should just cross the border anyway because Biden was letting everybody in. She shook her head and said no, it must be done legally because that's the Law of the Land and they're God fearing people.
So, no - the privileged can't just cross legally like magic.
