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You chose Cubans to hold up as an example of an ill-effect of illegal immigration, you chose the wrong group. I think your numbers are exaggerated also. US policy regarding Cuban immigrants is different than policy regarding others. Even in the original exodus, many of those people (business leaders, doctors, other professionals) had already obtained US visas and some were even invited here. Remember that most of those actually flew into an airport, they didn't come by boat. Once here, they started the process of 'political refuge'. Once the US administration stabbed them in the back and didn't back up the exiles on the Bay of Pigs, only then did they settle down to stay here. Investing their money in Miami and not sending it back overseas. It's virtually impossible for a Cuban to be an illegal immigrant if they make it to shore...if they're caught at sea, they're returned to Cuba.

Perhaps Cubans aren't the best example to use, however it's one that I remember because I lived in Florida. But in all honesty, I might not remember everything because I was only 14 or 15 years old. I don't have a problem with Cubans, I just have a problem with illegal immigrants period whether their Afghani's, African, Mexican, Nicaraguan it makes no difference to me. All i'm saying is that we need to cut the faucet off and send these people back to their own country where we are not obligated to take care of them.