Personally if the only crime was overstaying a visa, I would mind my own business.
I returned to this country in 2002, and had to apply for a spouse visa for my late wife.
I could claim nothing, my wife could claim nothing. Yet people coming in on the back of a truck got five star treatment.
I'm now waiting for my wifes visa to be processed, and to be honest, it is one of the most difficult times of my life, why it takes so long in Manila is debateable, but it is certainly stressful.
I can understand why some people would take the "easy" way out.
Maybe the system should be levelled out a bit, make it easier for genuine applicants, and harder for the truck hikers.
Maybe if they spent less energy on masking it so hard for genuine cases, they would have more time to deal with the abusers.
Maybe the system is basically flawed if it is easier and better to break the law than abide by it.
As for the person using resources I pay for, they are not likely to use as much as other scammers legally here, as they would rather keep a low profile.
I would rather see the teenage mothers-to-be-on-benefits etc dealt with.
