> here they must get in line with all of the others applying For most people there is no line to get in. There is a line for close family of US citizens [1]. E

> here they must get in line with all of the others applying For most people there is no line to get in. There is a line for close family of US citizens [1]. Employment visas for people with specific occupations, visas for exceptional people, investors etc... The only thing that the vast majority of people could qualify for is the diversity visa--50k are awarded each year. But you don't qualify if you come from a country that sent more than 50k immigrants to the US within the last year (most large countries). There are also 30k a year admitted under refuge programs as well, but most people won't qualify for that either. If you are accepted you need to make 1.5x the Federal Poverty level (other than refugees), pass a background check and a civil surgeons exam. >but it's because of all of the people jumping the line which interferes with the quotas set for legal immigrants and clogs the system People "jumping in line" (I assume you mean entering without authorization or overstaying visas) has nothing to do with how long you have to "wait in line" because there is no line for most people to wait in, and people who are waiting in some kind of line aren't held back by people breaking immigration laws. 1. Spouses, parents and children. Siblings also qualify but the wait is extremely long for most people--up to 20 years for people countries with a lot of immigrants to the US.