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I don't have a proposal for the overall problem of illegal immigration. However, I do propose the following, in the hope that it will fix the issue of politicians who seem to think that non-citizens should have the same representation as citizens:

1) In the federal election to be held on the first Tuesday of February, 2005, no person shall be allowed to vote unless they have proved their U.S. citizenship by providing an American passport, birth certificate, or naturalization papers to the registrar.

2) The results of the election of any Federal official in any state not conforming to section 1 shall be nullified. Their Representatives shall not be seated in the House of Representatives, nor shall any newly elected Senators be seated in the Senate. Their electoral votes for President and Vice President shall not be counted. To ensure continuing representation, the sitting occupant of any seat that would have been filled by election shall continue in office. Not withstanding the usual perogatives of a State's Executive office, if the Federal office is vacant due to resignation or death, the seat shall remain vacant until it is filled by an election where the voters shall have qualified as per section 1.

It may be that a constitutional amendment may be needed for this. Or, perhaps not. It is certainly the intent of the Constitution that only citizens be allowed to vote. One would think that the Congress could enact law ensuring that this is carried out.