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Lots of good ideas. Nothing has prevented us from doing them for the last few decades. If we wanted to do so, we could have. Why do you think we haven't? What has changed to make you think we are now willing to deal with the massive illegal immigration into this country?

I think effective enforcement of existing immigration laws would resolve the problem of illegal immigration, and the massive illegal alien population. Obviously, that hasn't been happening for some decades. I think there is a lack of will, or desire, on the part of Americans to resolve the illegal immigration problem by enforcing the existing laws. As Ridge has suggested, if that is the case, let's revisit the laws to reflect what we really want to enforce. If not, that makes the case for stepping up enforcement of existing law.

There are two problems: ongoing illegal immigration and the massive existing population of illegal aliens.

The existing illegal alien population must be dealt with in some way, such as an amnesty, or deported. However you deal with this problem, it does not resolve the problem of ongoing illegal immigration.

Ongoing illegal immigration is the problem that must be resolved first.

I look forward to hearing what President Bush has to offer in the way of resolving the problem of ongoing illegal immigration.