This is a simple immigration flow chart as published in Time Magazine. The reality is far more complex.
In the full article you will find out how the queue for getting in is over 20 years - that's right 20 years - for many categories of people including many who likely have been living in your community for years. Susan has a blog post explaining this further titled The Law and Operations Streamline.
More info on this process can be found in an April 10, 2013 report by the US News/NBC on the obstacles of immigration with some nice infographics.
The reality is that most people who entered the country without permission have been here for many, many years. The Washington Post included this description from the Pew Research Center in 2011.
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