Let's process all the ones in progress first, legal ones first. After all, no one likes someone cutting in line.
FWIW, I'm not sure I believe the 20M below but there is a significant number.
https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis...es%20in%202022.
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The agencies responsible for the legal immigration system are failing to process applications promptly, creating immense backlogs for visas and other immigration benefits. More than 20 million applications are stuck in backlogs, and no relief is in sight. This backlog is separating U.S. citizens from their families and keeping open jobs unfilled across the country. Although the pandemic and the Trump administration exacerbated these problems, inefficiencies have plagued the U.S. system for decades.
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