Nope, the status quo leads to the same inevitable conclusion as amnesty. Not only are they not paying taxes and contributing to the general welfare at the same rate as the rest of us, but they are being heavily subsized as well, so illegals have a distinct advantage in having as many kids as possible. Therefore, 1 illegal can easily represent 2-3 US born citizens (ie 4-6 kids per couple).
Illegals have been a dominant force in LA now for 20+ years. As some advocates state, if they are to mirror prior waves of immigration in terms of assimilation, education, income, etc., how come we haven't seen it yet? On the contrary, LA looks more like Mexico in terms of poverty, filth and general deprivation than other parts of the US.
Same here, there are many parts of our city that is unrecognizable. All the surrounding comminities are now over 90% hispanic and look just like Mexico.
The problem is that people who do not live with it don't believe it.
We Californians know it to be true.