I agree with you totally on the emotional level, but the fact of the matter is there is a real change in voter demographics happening in our lifetime. The reality is that Hispanics now represent 10+% of the current electorate and by if current trends continue by 2025 the estimates are that whites will be in the minority. I have lived in S.FL. and have relatives in S.TX. and have closely watched the effects of the Mexican/Central American influx. Also, I was born and live in upstate NY in a small city currently close to 20% Hispanic(mostly Puerto Rican/Islanders). I mention these things for the purpose of saying, It is not our grandparents or parents(European immigrants) country anymore! This is where we are and no amount of complaining will change the fact that the farmers in the south & southwest want cheap labor and whites don’t want those jobs. The mass influx of immigrants in the past 30-40 years have been brown and that will continue because of simple economics-the countries that they are coming from are significantly less prosperous than we are and you can be sure, like it or not, we will continue to be inundated with mostly Hispanic immigrants going forward. I feel your pain 06...America is changing wether we like it or not and Washington politicians only care about getting those votes!
You speak of cheap labor farm work in West and SW, that's not what is happening there is much of that, we have people coming for benefits now so much work and those that are working around here are doing high paying construction jobs while whites that formerly worked at those jobs are on welfare, disability and food stamps!
As to the pols that are making all of this possible by either turning their backs or worse yet, greasing the wheels of businesses seeking to hire illegals, them taking "election donations" for these companies - on both sides of the aisles, I might add.
While we still have the vote, especially for those who have sold us down the river, they need to be looking for new day jobs not telling us what we need is comprehensive immigration reform.
Even if it takes recall elections to pull them out by their roots.
If thise does NOT happen soon, it will require a civil war while we still have the numbers and the guns on outsides.