I would not provide easy access to welfare.
Yes, I would certainly be welcoming to immigrants coming here to work hard and make a better living. I have friends and relatives who have done just that, and our society has benefitted tremendously as a result.
Do you know how many jokes Mexicans make about how damn lazy Americans are?
Trouble is, you can't have it both ways. In order to separate the many folks who want to come here and improve themselves from the ne'er-do-wells and bums, you have to have a process. That takes time. Unfortunately, it also usually means bureaucracy. Any process that simply blesses illegals as legals, or shortcuts the process of weeding out undesirables is going to result in a bigger mess than we have now.
That's the problem I have with Bush's guest worker program. It gives amnesty to existing illegals, assuming they are not undesirables and then lets them become guest workers. I have no issue with a guest worker program as long as it is under control, but illegals need to return to their home country and apply for the program.
Do you know how many jokes Mexicans make about how damn lazy Americans are?
I've made more than a few of those myself.