Immigration in various places

Rico says his friend Tex sends along this observation about crossing borders:

Let me see if I understand things:

If you cross the North Korean border illegally, you get twelve years hard labor.
If you cross the Iranian border illegally, you are detained indefinitely.
If you cross the Afghan border illegally, you get shot.
If you cross the Turkish border illegally, you spend the rest of your life in prison.
But if you cross the US border illegally, you get a driver's license, a Social Security card, welfare, food stamps, and free health care.

Oh, well, sure. That makes perfect sense.