Well I was going to stay out of this little debate but Buggy just had to throw Canadian's into it,I think you will find 95% of Canadian's are in the US legally at least techanically we are allowed to be in the US 6mths at a time and cross an International border for a day and return for another 6mths,and as far as getting a work Visa fairly simple if you have a trade ,but look at the number of US citizens in Can. 75% are on the run from the law or an irate spouse,remember Vietnam where did all the draft dodgers go and if you check many are still there,what I'm saying is do'nt put Canadian's in the same boat as the other illegals we just do'nt fit for example ask a poor American if they would like to live in Canada then visa versa ask a poor Canadian if they would like to live in the US(wait we do'nt have any poor Canadian's)see our welfare system guarenties a quality of life.Just my 02cents .Chico.