About 3,000 of those have one or more children who were born here, immigration experts said.

About half speak poor English or none at all, immigration experts say.

The success of the law depends on such changes, immigration experts said.

British immigration experts have said all along that the law appeared to be on his side, if only he was patient.

In most cases, the naturalization process takes 6 to 12 months, immigration experts said.

The rule of thumb among immigration experts is that for every one caught, three make it in.

Some immigration experts outside the Administration warn that those numbers may be misleading.

Immigration experts said that policy is a peculiarity of the border area here.

And immigration experts believe that ruling has emboldened the Administration.

Immigration experts said the questions could befuddle immigrants and some hospital employees.