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"In many ways, (employers) need these people," said Van Woerkom, who realizes that many illegal immigrants are willing to take low-paying jobs that most Americans refuse.

WRONG!

If employers paid decent wages and benefits, Americans would not refuse the jobs. Employers are addicted to illegal labor. It means they can pay less and take advantage of their illegal status.

If we threw out all the illegals, employers would have to pay more and consumers would have to pay more. But wouldn't you pay a little more for milk in exchange for the privilege of living in a country that wasn't part of the Third World? Wouldn't you pay a little more to be able to speak to a store clerk without resorting to pidgin English and hand gestures? Wouldn't you pay a little more to not have to worry about your safety and the safety of your wife and daughters? Wouldn't you pay a little more so that a native born American could earn enough to raise a family and maintain his dignity?

Wouldn't you?

"Wouldn't you pay a little more so that a native born American could earn enough to raise a family and maintain his dignity?"

Yes, I would to that and the other questions you posed. I remember, during the welfare debate, a suggestion that welfare recipients might take these jobs and "activists" complained, saying that to do so would be like slavery.