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How about this immigration reform plan:?

An immigration moratorium of ten years.

Aftwards, the following take place:

Immigration resumes with the following reform:

Kept at 75,000-100,000 per year, and 80% contained to the countries of Europe, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.

Other measures also taken:

The "Anchor-Baby" Amendment rescinded
"Family Reuinification disqualified as a means for automatic citizenship. Rather, it will be considered, along with the benefits to the US.
The Border Patrol beefed-up 500% on the border.
The INS beefed up 1000% in the interior.
Welfare for illegals is eliminated.
Fines on businesses who hire illegals. (Actually, just the following of the law)

There may be a few others, but what do you think about these suggestions?

I essentially agree with your plan. I would add my personal favorite, National Guard patrols of rural border areas.

The idea that illegal immigration is required to keep labor costs down assumes that it is in the citizen's interest to keep labor costs low.

Mexican workers are good workers, its true, and they will do tough jobs under tough conditions, at modest pay.

But that is irrelevant.

If the pay is sufficient, and if the treatment is fair, Americans will work. It does no good to implement labor laws mandating fair treatment if we then subvert those same laws by using a workforce that is afraid to complain.

And, the labor cost is only a tiny percentage of the final cost of the product. You could double the wage paid to the picker, and the cost of the tomato would go up by only a couple of cents. Would you not pay a couple of cents to get your country back?

The largest hirers of illegals are the meat packing plants. At the rate that animals are processed, remember, these plants are mostly automated, you again could double the wage and the final price would go up almost nothing at all.

As I have said before, I differ from some of the other writers here, in that I like Mexicans, and have a lot of respect for them as workers and as people. I would add them to your list of preferred countries. But the numbers need to be about a 10th of what they are now.

And immigration from enemy countries should be by invitation only.