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Message: <blockquote data-quote="joegrizzy" data-source="post: 3640893" data-attributes="member: 45524">eh, this is where illegal immigration gives the other immigrants a bad rep. for the most part, obviously people coming to america from poor countries are likely still relatively, if not even relatively to the people in america..., well off. like we get among the best asians, indians, arabs, macedonians, you name it. same with african. when you say "average" african, i will admit i have never been there. but i don't believe the "average" african in africa to be of the same ilk as the average african *from* africa. you could most certainly say the same about expats abroad: most of them are wealthier than the average american, likely less overweight (maybe), probably more likely to be bilingual, either made contact with nation thru education or job or both, etc. but like....*anyone* can just walk across an unguarded border. and to that point, the people *willing to cheat to do so* are likely the other end of the spectrum of those who earned a spot thru merit or other accredited means. other than having two working legs or the ability to sit in a hot 53 ft trailer for a few days.</blockquote>