Ilya Shapiro, a Canadian with a law degree, finds himself to be an Overqualified Immigrant:
If the federal government ever gets its act together and passes a much-needed immigration reform, I’m giving up my legal career and taking up a profession that will actually allow me to become a U.S. citizen. Like gardening. Or construction. Or anything else that counts as “unskilled.”And maybe I’ll also fly to Cancun for some sun-and-fun. And come back illegally. (I’m tan and speak fluent Spanish; think I could pass?) Or I’ll have a Miami friend take me out on a boat — so I can come back on a raft.
Because I sure ain’t gonna get a green card the way I’m going: English-speaking, highly educated, law-abiding, and patriotic. I’m precisely the type of person Uncle Sam would never dream of inviting to be a permanent resident. Unless I got married — which’ll happen sooner or later, right?