I have empathy for them as well. We have the most generous immigration system in the world. We can absorb the impoverished and opressed from around the world. Just not all at once. Most people on FR would support a guest worker program as long as it wasnt a citizenship factory. Im not convinced Bushs plan isnt just that. Plus legalizing the 10-20 million illegals with little or no penalty just rubs alot of us the wrong way.
Do you really believe that? A lot of us believe as far as the invasion goes, any opening will just be horribly exploited. The Dems want low-income voters, the 'Pubs want low-income labor.
I for one would want all borders shut to new residents, temporary or not. I would also like US citizens to have the right to claim jobs held by non-citizens, even if it means revoking green cards.
Maybe I'm extreme, but I do suspect my views are closer to the mainstream than yours are.