It is not just poor people coming here to work. check out www.aztlan.net.
They are here to reconquer the southwest.
I know. I was speaking in the 'ideal' sense of the noble peasant trying to provide for his family however he can. In that regard, I would much prefer the illegal to the ACLU type.
I wonder, these days, what percentage of illegals still represent this 'idealized' version of the illegal anyway. I believe the percentage of cynical opportunists, reconquista types, and plain old criminals represent a substantially greater percentage of the illegal population now than 20 years ago.