Legit shot , but going to be a tough battle either way . Just posted an updated mock class that adds a little of what I know . <| sep |> Obviously border security is better today than it used to be , if only bc borders are more populated and people would notice someone landing a boat on their front lawnbeach . So the implication is that people have been crossing our expansive borders uninhibited and without proper authorization for as long as this has been a country . Re your second paragraph , again , this speaks to the differences between the places they left and America . Their reasons are so overwhelming that they risk the animus of people like you . I am not sure if someone says I am from the hood as a badge of more because they are talking to people who they feel don ' t recognize this and it ' s implications . If someone said I ' m from the suburbs it would mean something about them as well . No arguments re your last paragraph