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Anecdotal evidence of course but I’ve had coworkers who get masters degrees because that somehow helps their chances of getting permanent status or something similar.

Is it possible that it’s more and more competitive as there are more people who are trying to immigrate?

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If the number of legal immigrants has remained steady within a given time period, but the number of illegal immigrants has increased within the same time period, we can infer that the total number of prospective immigrants has also increased; This inference paired with the first fact presented can allow us to safely assume that competition for legal immigration has in fact increased.

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