Never thought of it that way Synthia - most places in the world are only half a days journey away. And I suppose air transport is relatively cheap.

While it may be relatively quick and inexpensive to get on a plane and hop from the States to here, in reality it is not something you are going to do any more than two, possibly three times in a year.

Then of course if you have a family that's another difficulty to contend with.

While my cousin is not one of them, I personally know about eight 'illegals,' most of them are well settled, married and seem to be doing quite well for themselves, but they are stuck.

This really seems a friendly forum

Kevin