I hope you're right. I'm worried US voters who are friends and relatives of illegals or just sympathetic to them won't favor tougher measures, like deportation or employer penalties for hiring illegals. It's the only reason I can see why the president hasn't been tougher on this issue. He's worried about losing a block of voters. Like I said, though, I hope I'm wrong, and this is purely a political calculation on my part--nothing to do with what actually IS RIGHT TO DO ON THIS ISSUE. That much is certain.
As I understand it, the Prez and other politicans are for this for 2 reasons:
This is our chance to save the R party from itself, I think.
If left to their own devices, the Ds will take Congress. If we agree that Congress needs a wholesale change, but insist on replacing republicans with better republicans, we can save the day.
I think the US Government is fearful of the unrest these "men of military age" would be causing if they were at home and unemployed. Too bad they're not more worried about the unrest they're causing here. Guess they figure we're big enough and strong enough to absorb the impact. That is a very dangerous gamble.