"Navarro and others argue that some sort of legalization program would be the best way to resolve the immigration crisis."
We HAVE a legalization process. Its been in process for generations and thousands of people use it. Its called legal immigration.
I wonder what Navarro and his ilk think about Aztlan??? Is he supportive of "returning" the American southwest to Mexico?? Is THAT their hidden agenda???
What Mexico and the Mexicans want with respect to American border policies is irrelevant to us and SHOULD be to our politicians. What the American people want is what is relevant here. Its OUR border. And judging from the responses of the vast majority of Americans, we want our borders SHUT to illegal invaders.
If we need more workers here - which I find it hard to believe - then we should raise the quota for legal immigrants. We shouldn't set up a cockamamie "guest worker" program. It would lead to a permanent underclass of residents who would live in a quasi-legal limbo similar to the illegals already here.
If somebody doesn't want to come to America to become an American citizen and live the American dream, but just wants to come here for some quick bucks and then skedaddle back to wherever they came from - I don't want him here.
Unless the National Republican Leadership gets behind Tancredo, Sensenbrenner, et al on this issue, they will suffer at the polls from people like me who just won't come out to vote for individuals who want to abrogate the primary responsibility of our governement - defense of our national borders.