They do have these rules - if you come in legally.
I have a daughter-in-law who has been through the immigration hoops for over three years and just got her permanent status. The requirements and bureaucracy are simply staggering. It includes a sponsor and all the rest of the above.
It is just the illegal immigrants sneaking into this country who are skating away scot free with it. The law-abiding immigrants are put through the wringer, if they can even get admitted.
This is a great new law in Arizona!
Not only is it easier to come in illegally, but the benefits are better.