To survive, the people here seized every opportunity that legally came their way - and then some.
The new constitution then legally came into full effect the following 20 December.
The problem is that we make it nearly impossible for the immigrants to come here legally.
Now that we've given them legal residence, families want to come here legally.
Everyone wants a better life, but you have to come by it legally.
Making sure that the workers we need can come here legally should be a priority - but it's not.
Many of the thousands who were traders came legally, at least on paper.
Others, now able to come here legally and get jobs, are arriving with their families.
Legal immigrants came to this country legally, played by the rules and should not be penalized.
Few are allowed to come and go legally, and each year thousands risk their lives to do it illegally.