[JimVT]

Should all or some portion of

It really depends on the specific circumstances, doesn't it?

If some 'illegal aliens' can justify their presence here and if they would be useful participants in our society I think they deserve to be investigated for possible citizenship rather than arbitrarily deported.

For the rest....ship 'em out.

[Ima Lurker]

How "useful" can they be if they have already broken the law just to get here?

[nanny]

"If some 'illegal aliens' can justify their presence here and if they would be useful participants in our society "

How does someone who broke the law to get here justify their presence?