[Mind-numbed Robot]

I see the recording of undocumented workers as a good thing, not as a way to legalize an illegal. Stopping the flow of illegals is extremely difficult and costly or it would have already been done. As things now stand there is no incentive for illegals to expose themselves and, as a result, or only discovered and deported randomly and haphazardly.

If they are given an opportunity to sign up, work hard and obey the law, they then have a chance to become legal the honest way. That way, we know who they are, where they are, what they are doing and for whom. Then those who are found who are not on the list have no leg to stand on and can easily be sent back.

It ain't perfect but it is better than what we have.

[Sabertooth]

I see the recording of undocumented workers as a good thing, not as a way to legalize an illegal.

This statement contradicts the following statement.

If they are given an opportunity to sign up, work hard and obey the law, they then have a chance to become legal the honest way. That way, we know who they are, where they are, what they are doing and for whom. Then those who are found who are not on the list have no leg to stand on and can easily be sent back.

Your reasoning here is a perfect confirmation of my hunch about how the problem with visa fraud will be spun to justify an Amnesty for Illegals.

Granting Amnesties to Illegals, who by definition don't respect our laws, is an affront to all of the immigrant candidates who respect our laws and try to go through the proper channels.

Here's an iron-clad guarantee: any Amnesty will necessarily result in a larger problem with Illegals, because more will be encouraged to bypass our laws and take that route.