Absolutely. And it's the US Supreme Court that required public education for the children of these immigrants. Bottom line is that a majority of Americans perceive a problem that needs to be addressed. But a majority also favor a guest worker program. Americans are generally moderate on this.
The other problem with immediate deportation is that each and every one of the deportees is entitled to a court hearing. Here, however, the strategery of defeating the Republicans and teaching them a lesson might actually work, because with 'Rats controlling the White House and the Senate we'll see Justices on the bench who will eliminate the right to a court hearing and make it easy to deport illegals /sarcasm off
While you may be correct, I find it interesting that I never seem to actually talk to those moderate people. Some of the most strident and angry people on this issue (that I personally know) are my liberal democrat friends.
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