Thanks. The one thing that we should all keep in mind as we "debate" the issue of illegal immigration is that we all seem to agree that this is a major problem that needs to be addressed, for the future well-being of the U.S. We just don't all agree on the best way to go about attacking the problem. But the important thing is that we are talking about it, and that is always a very important first step, because before you can attempt to solve a problem, you have to both identify the problem and the cause of the problem. Then you can start to work on trying to solve the problem. I know that sometimes things can get a little heated on these threads, but that is not necessarily a bad thing because that tends to get us to really open up and express our true feelings on this subject.
Just remember that Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton, Paine, Adams, Hancock, and Madison didn't agree on every point when deciding how the new U.S. government should be set up, or what should be included in or excluded from the Constitution that they were penning. Yet they still managed to pull off one of the greatest achievements in the history of mankind because their collective belief in what they were trying to accomplish was a force that couldn't be deterred by their political differences.