[FreePaul]

Did those prize winners divulge their immigration status before or after getting the prize? Oh, maybe the were here legally to begin with. Then again there are several immigrants who didn't receive the Nobel prize.

[LS]

Here is what the poster wrote that people jumped on:

"I believe that those who do venture to this country are among the brightest and hardest working individuals that the world has to offer."

Now, I took that to mean across time, "those" (i.e., all) who ventured to this country . . . ." I did not take that line to mean "illegals." I could be wrong, but you could be wrong. Why not let the poster say what he meant here? If he meant my interpretation, then the Nobel Prize winners have come here legally, yes.