Thoughts and feelings about "illegals"

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This subject is a bit closer to me because I am an immigrant, but I came here legally, on a plane, with passports and I got my green card and everything. I completely understand your stance that illegals do all the jobs that US born citizens won't do, but I think that's an unfair assessment; in general, immigrants (illegal and legal) work much harder than the US born citizens, mainly because we understand what's life outside of US and how harsh it is and this country of opportunities have ample of places for us to grow.

With that said, the problem I have with illegal immigration contains in the fact that for some, it's so easy to just cross borders and come to this country, for others (like my family) waited 10 years to get a chance to come here, and even if we wanted to "run" across border 10 years before we came here, we couldn't because our country was separated from the USA by an ocean. So then how is it fair to let some come here illegally and become natural citizens, while others who live so so far away share the same dreams are denied that same opportunity because they have no way of getting here?

Let's say if the US did decide anyone can come and become citizens, then can anyone just buy a ticket to come here (or alternatively just cross the border) and apply for citizenship from anywhere?