This argument that illegals do the work "no one else will do" is so much like the novel "1984", it makes me wonder if those that keep saying it knew Mr. Orwell personally. Keep telling the lie over and over and over, no matter how untrue, it eventually becomes the "truth".
Who do you think was doing all this work before the illegals started coming in here enmasse? It is true, we've had migrant workers from Mexico coming here to work agriculture for decades, but they usually went home and didn't bring their entire families here.
Another problem is because they don't go home, they eventually move on to do other jobs, like construction, meatpacking, and service industry. These were jobs traditionally held by Americans, when they were good paying.
I'm not against legal immigration, in moderation. And I could even support some limited kind of guest worker program, on the condition they didn't bring in their entire families, crowding our schools and hospitals, not to mention the prisons. After their work they should go home. If they want to live here permanently, then take the legal route like everyone else in the world and apply for it in the home country.
The problem is more complicated than what meets a red-necked eye
90% of the population in the country wants immigration laws enforced and our borders closed. So I guess that means 90% of the country are rednecks.
I don't think it's complicated at all when the public sees illegal immmigrants blowing up our buildings and taking over our communities we've got a problem. And it won't be solved until we get politicians with backbone.
I have a problem giving illegals drivers licenses since it is the Number 1 form of ID in this country. If it only gave them the right to drive, I would have less of a problem with it. perhaps we can give illegals "permits", or something ... something "different" that identifies that they are different.
If we don't restrict the drivers licenses to citizens, we HAVE to replace this ID as the predominant ID that we use for everything.
Guest workers are another matter ... the "permit" suggestion I make could accomodate that special group of people if we decide to have them. Regardless of the outcome, we ALL need to be something - citizens, legal non-citizens (carrying passports), and guest workers (I assume) with permits to be so.
We cannot continue to make it easier to remain an illegal immigrant here in this country.