"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.
Yes, you are quite correct. I believe my posts #24 and #43 cover this quite accurately. Thanks for your help.
My first couple sentences can be taken as a background of introduction of sorts introducing my background and perception of immigration, in general, followed by my discussion of illegal immigration and a possible solution. My error, if anything, is attempting to be as brief as possible in getting my point across. In hindsight, I should have included a sentence like "Not all immigration is bad." I try to respect people's time and probably needed to appreciate that not all people read every sentence. Unfortunately, in what I wrote, every sentence is important and I've paid for it in my follow-up clarifications.