Mojave wrote: "Bush went there today to see Fox. I suspect he'll be warmly welcomed too."
Bush is (and has been) on the wrong side of this issue for some time. Perhaps he thinks the situation is hopeless, so we might as well let them stay. When I see mobs of people marching in the US and carrying Mexican flags, I have to wonder, have we already lost this cause like so many other conservative ones. BTW, I'm actually for immigration, legal immigration. But the illegals have no right to be here and have no loyalty to our country.
What would I do? I'd offer a worker program IF the person was in Mexico, could pass certain requirements (no serious diseases, has a job lined up, and is free of a criminal past). For those caught in the US without the proper authorization, they would be immediately deported and banned permanently from returning.
Or this is some "legacy" issue to him, given that he'll probably retire to Dallas, Texas where his library will be, and where Mexicans are increasingly taking over.
that is the rub - there is no way to verify lack of criminal behavior in Mexico. The State Dept isn't verifying it in any meaningful way right now for the hundreds of thousands of annual visa recipients who come into the country legally from Mexico