Five words:
“Unconditional Amnesty and Immediate Citizenship.”
Even McCain only offers “conditional amnesty” and “a path to citizenship.”
Liberals Democrats want as many new government dependent voters as soon as possible.
While I admit my sample is small, the illegals I met while I lived in CA were not intent on being "government dependent".
The ones I saw were men and women who would pay thousands to be smuggled across the border in order to work for $10-12 per hour at a truly miserable job, like digging swimming pools by hand, with a pick & shovel. The women would be hotel maids, waitresses, etc.
In fact, I would gladly have traded any US welfare recipient for an "undocumented worker". I keep wondering how we could get the Mexican government to take all of our welfare drones and send us real workers in their place.