Understanding who is in the country without legal status requires abandoning caricatures in favor of demographic reality. The unauthorized population is large, heterogeneous, and deeply embedded in the national economy. It is the predictable outcome of a system that tolerates prolonged unlawful presence while failing to align legal pathways, enforcement capacity, and labor demand.

Regulatory gaps in business formation laws and Incfile’s high-volume approach have made it possible for bad actors to abuse the system. In fact, Incfile’s name change to Bizee followed a flood of customer complaints and negative press, hinting at deeper issues than a simple rebranding can solve.