To a three year old with a hammer, everything looks like a nail. To an anti-illegal immigrant every problem looks like an illegal immigrant problem.
The antis threw a tantrum about criminal gangs, thinking that the government would seal the borders. Instead the government appropriated millions of dollars for anti-gang programs in a dozen major cities. That money went into the pockets of bilingual police and support personell, not one penny to sealing the border.
The antis threw a tantrum about hospitals going broke, thinking that would make the government seal the border. Instead the government appropriated one billion dollars to give to hospitals that treat large numbers of immigrants. That money will go into the pockets of bilingual doctors, nurses, receptionists, cleaning crews and advertisements on Spanish language radio station. Not one penny for sealing the border.
Who are y'all going to get tax money for next? Bilingual school teachers so we can ease the overcrowding in bilingual classrooms? Hispanic neighborhood clinics for free tuberculous and communicable diseases testing by bilingual doctors? Highway construction by immigrant construction crews to relieve congested highways?
When you shout "fire", expect a firetruck to arrive, not an INS bus. The rest of the voters don't see every problem as being an immigration problem.
Wrong. To an "anti-illegal immigrant", every problem that is actually negatively affected by illegal immigration is an illegal immigrant problem. But thank you anyway for presenting the illegal immigration lobby's viewpoint on this matter.