We need to secure our borders end of story.
Immigrants need housing. Yes it p*sses me off that they are here illegally, but kicking out 12 million immigrants will sure as hell collapse the housing market.
GWB does realize that we need immigrants, but the bill they had sucked and I’m glad it died. We either add many more taxpaying immigrants or forget the social security system, medicare, medicaid, foodstamps.
Want to become an American? Sign up for 6 years in our military or pay into the social security system ten thousand dollars and you can buy your citizenship. If neither of these options suit you you can get the hell out and go home. You will be finger printed and never allowed a temporary visa to set foot in this country as long as you live.
I don't like that idea as an option. Training people, militarily, who may later decide it is to their advantage to protect their own "homeland" over America and Americans....well, that could be disastrous for us "unarmed, untrained" citizens.