I felt so seen reading 
@pluralisticCory Doctorow post on the US immigration. I moved here on a student visa, then OPT, H1B, then Green card. I am white man from an EU country, but even my path along this track has been tricky to navigate. It feels like the processes intentionally want you to fail. E.g. I keep a spreadsheet of every single entry/exit of US and every country visited.
"Just immigrate the right way" is the same as saying "just walk this tightrope over a chasm"
