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You can thank (or malign) the Supreme Court for decreasing the number of illegal immigrants — not with fancy fencing but with a rule switch.
In a 5-4 decision today, the court decided (pdf) that an illegal immigrant who has agreed to depart voluntarily can instead stick around while trying to get approval to remain in the U.S. (Voluntary departure grants the immigrant some privileges — they are likelier to be allowed back into the states, for example.) The ruling will make it easier for immigrants who find themselves a few documents short of legal status and want to get their papers in order even as their visas lapse.”*
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