“There’s a huge differene between people who come here legally and people who don’t.”
I had an uncle who took the very expensive (for his father) week-long boat ride over from Italy at 16, only to be sent back because he had Pink Eye. Grandpa got to pay for 3 extra crossings due to that and did, how I don’t know, he was just a chef. Uncle John spoke Italian, French, German and English and was drafted and put in intelligence during WWII which became his career as a State Dept Spook. When the Prime Minister of Italy visited President Kennedy, Uncle John was the interpreter, complete with a photo in the Oval Office of him with both leaders. It was quite exciting.