That's why so many people got up in arms and stopped the amnesty bill a few years ago, right?
Unless we tie the illegal issue to the employment situation, most Americans will see it as a side issue. If you look at various polls you will see the issue down in the single digit numbers. Right now it is the employment situation. If you want to make the illegal issue a big one, tie it to the employment situation. Because the employment is so bad, make the case that the illegals are taking jobs away from those who need jobs. Many of the jobs could be employing ones kid who can’t leave home because they can’t find work. That’s how you can bring the illegal issue to the top of the list. Then these candidates would start putting on extra thinking caps before they treat the illegal thing so lightly.