[ScottinVA]

“Considering that as many (if not more) are still entering the US illegally … this seems to be a zero sum game to me.”

Not so much anymore. Their numbers are down to a relative trickle and more are actually going back voluntarily.

[kabar]

Now that Obama is President-elect, the numbers will go back up. Prior to the 1986 amnesty, there was a huge surge of illegals entering the country to take advantage of the anticipated amnesty. The USG estimated that 1 million would apply, but the real number was 2.7 million. FYI: The 1986 "one-time" amnesty required applicants to have been in the country five years prior to 1986. There was rampant document fraud.

If the status of the 12 to 20 million illegals is legalized, they will in turn be able to sponsor an additional 66 million to 100 million more LEGAL immigrants thru chain migration, i.e., family reunification. The country will be destroyed with the stroke of a pen.

“Surge Two”: Northward Flood of Mexicans Likely to Increase after U.S. Election