A line forms near the entrance of the Immigration [Getty Images]

MIAMI, : A line forms near the entrance of the Immigration and Naturalization Service office in Miami, 30 April 2001, as the midnight deadline approaches for illegal immigrants to apply for visas. The Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act allows illegal immigrants nationwide to apply for visas without having to return to their home countries and apply from there. AFP PHOTO/RHONA WISE (Photo credit should read RHONA WISE/AFP via Getty Images)

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