The "bubble" of the boomers is generally skilled labor.
Immigrants from Mexico are generally unskilled and illiterate.
They're gonna fill in for us?
That'll be the day.
Unemployment is at 5%. There are an estimated 8 million or so people out of work who want to work.
There are an estimated 12 million+ illegals living and working here now.
If all 12 million were thrown out, that would be 4 million more jobs open than there are people looking for work.
And most of those 12 million jobs are jobs that the 8 million unemployed are not interested in doing, at least not for what they currently pay.
Certainly, with higher wages offered, we could get a significant number of people to move into these jobs.
But not all 12 million.
As part of getting rid of illegals, we need to increase our ability to bring in controlled, TEMPORARY immigrant workers.
BTW, in our county (Prince William, Va) we have a crackdown on illegals, run by an executive who is seen as evil by the pro-illegal-immigrant lobby.
But last month, when asked what comes next, he said several times that it was important to increase avenues for LEGAL immigration, including guest worker programs.
That is where the average american will be found. We have them on our side for getting rid of illegals, but they aren’t for shutting down immigration, or for leaving these jobs unfilled.