[Naspino]

And that equals legitimizing criminals, rewarding lawbreaking and encouraging others to do likewise. I mean, h*ll, why go the legal route when you can jump the border overnight, get all kinds of freebees (well free to you...the dumba*ss American taxpayers will foot the bills), get all kinds of political clout, AND get a pay under the table job to pour money back into the MEXICAN economy

Wrong. It provides a legal means of recognizing workers in the country in certain circumstances. Why don't we actually wait for Bush's plan before we have a fit. Of course I'm talking only to the people that are scared to death of Mexicans -- you people can freak out.

[sweetliberty]

This isn't about the fact that they are Mexicans, but that they are lawbreakers who have no regard or respect whatsoever for the country whose teat they are attaching themselves to. And it is about the lawmakers having no regard for the will of the people that they are supposed to represent.