text: can you help me? i came to us from europe 5 years ago on a work visa. i've been paying taxes from the moment i started working and it really hurts me to see all the hate from you, americans.  you think all illegals have come from south america and that's far cry from the facts:25% of all illegals are fluent english speaking immigrants from europe. why do you hate us? we pay all taxes and none of us lives off welfare. we don't want to be illegal and we wouldn't be if the laws had not changed so much thru the years...  my question is for you is: should i marry a us citizen for papers or should i stay with the love of my life and wait for amnesty? i'm sure your ancestors never had to make such a dramatic choice... stay with the love of your life. i don't know about you, but i'd rather live somewhere else with the right person than in america with the wrong one. this is a great country, as i hope you've experienced in your time here, and i hope you're able to make things work so you can get the best of both worlds.