See post 943...
I just don't see the big deal here. This is now. Reality. We can fix this with the tools we now have in place. Make the now voluntary Employee Verification System, compulsory.
It simply will eliminate well over half of the problem overnight.
With the sudden deluge of Illegals seeking under the table employment the pay-rate would drop further than it is now. Many would leave on their own.
Now, if on top of this we manage to get a Fair tax scheme in place during Bush's next four years, the NST would remove nearly all financial incentive for Illegals to come.