The problem from a business perspective is that you'll have a huge influx of minimum wage workers - and all the incumbent social and political problems that go along withy it(more welfare and other government programs and democrat/labor union votes).
A ready supply of low-cost labor also is a disincentive to automate or increase productivity in other ways.
I sometimes think that Bush considers mexico more a 51st state rather than a antion that has it's own responsibilites to it own people. He is permitting mexico to offload it's problems on the US.
"The problem from a business perspective is that you'll have a huge influx of minimum wage workers - and all the incumbent social and political problems that go along withy it(more welfare and other government programs and democrat/labor union votes)."Workers don't get welfare. Not sure what other government programs you might be refering to.
I don't know the percentages of illegal immigrants who are members of unions, but I doubt it is very high. Even so, I don't recall anything in this new proposal that allows illegals to vote in U.S. elections, so that's not a problem.