The problem which no one wishes to tackle is a hard one: I.E. The law (or stupid custom) granting automatic citizenship to the children of illegals must end. If we are to have gastarbeiter on the German model, as our leader is actually proposing, the whole damn family has to return to Mexico in three years. And of course, for GWB's proposal to work, the border must be tightly controlled. No one wishes to state the ugly truth ... we don't want "guest workers" on the citizenship track ... and they want to stay forever.
And as usual, official sources understate the numbers involved at about a factor of 10. The former Foreign Minister of Mexico opined on the radio that, as the Mexican population ages, we can expect "only 750,000 or so" migrants from his country every year! Nice try. That's probably the number that snuck in last month!
In truth, we are looking at becoming a majority hispanic (mostly Mexican) country within the next century. Can't wait to see what congress does with GWB's plan. Keep your sense of humor ... but make sure the kids learn Spanish.
BTW, there is no way most Republicans would be willing to set this up so it can work. Their fear of the press labelling every sensible detail as xenophobia and racism is real ... and accurate.