Immigrants seek to play by the rules

Another example of how our immigration system is not working. We have to make legal immigration more streamlined so more people can do it legally and fewer will resort to sneaking in and staying illegally. DP

By Jon Ward, The Washington Times

World Peace Herald : Francisco Gomez wants to play by the rules to become a U.S. citizen, but he says it's been nearly impossible.
The 25-year-old Colombian came to the United States on a student visa in 2000 and graduated from George Mason University in 2004. He stayed in Northern Virginia until last summer under a provision of U.S. law that allows immigrant students to work for one year after they graduate.
In August, he flew back to Bogota, unsure whether he would return to the United States because, he says, it was too hard to be a legal immigrant in America.
"You have people coming here and doing everything right, and every day it gets harder. It's crazy," Mr. Gomez says. "It's like the government is telling you: It's not worth it to be legal; it's not worth it to do things right."
He is not alone in his frustration. For years, many immigrants to the United States have said that the system rewards those who enter the country illegally and punishes those who try to follow the law.
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