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Immigrants who entered the US illegally stand in line for tickets at a bus station after being released from a US Customs and Border Protection processing facility in McAllen, Texas. Entering the US legally is not much easier for Latin American immigrants, who face a rejection rate of around 33%. Photograph: Eric Gay/AP

Immigrants who entered the US illegally stand in line for tickets at a bus station after being released from a US Customs and Border Protection processing facility in McAllen, Texas. Entering the US legally is not much easier for Latin American immigrants, who face a rejection rate of around 33%. Photograph: Eric Gay/AP