[PuNcH]

These "illegals" were manufactured by unrealistic immigration laws.

NO they were brought in by non-enforcement and amnesties. We had no significant problem until after the 1986 amnesty.

[livius]

The reason for the 1986 amnesty in the first place was that the illegal immigration situation had gotten out of hand.

We need rational immigration laws, but nobody has dared to touch this matter until now. We can't just go on giving amnesties when the problem gets too severe. We have got to create a new way of dealing with the situation, and I think this is what Bush is trying to do.

Remember, we used to have a guest worker program several decades ago, for agricultural labor, if I recall correctly. This is not a new concept.