[Clemenza]

One thing I am SICK OF are the morons who keep blaming the poor schlubs who come across the border, instead of blaming 1. the US government for not doing their job and 2. our NEIGHBORS who hire these people for lanscaping, construction, short order cooks. It aint the "elite" that is the largest employers of illegals, its the small business people in our community, sad to say.

[ovrtaxt]

Yup. The ultimate solution would be a regime change in Mexico, to flush the corruption out of their silly political system. We might actually get a decent trading partner out of the deal.

This amnesty plan is just stupid.

[Marine Inspector]

Agreed.

Illegal immigration is a supply and demand problem sanctioned by our Government and the governments of our neighbors.

Eliminate the demand and the supply will go away.

[international american]

I don't blame the illegals so much. But it is not just small business people hiring them. Large billion dollar farming coops hire them. Tyson Chicken hires them. Major restaurant chains hire them. Major homebuilders hire them.

[danmar]

1. the US government for not doing their job and 2. our NEIGHBORS who hire these people for lanscaping, construction, short order cooks. It aint the "elite" that is the largest employers of illegals, its the small business people in our community, sad to say.

Agreed...levy heavy fines on those who hire illegals, combined with a federal type of Arizona's 200, increase ad-hoc inspections in areas of known law breaking i.e.(constructions, restaurants, etc.)

Big, medium and small businesses by law have to perform a rigorous background check for insurance purposes.
All is needed, is patrol the borders and tighten the screw few notches. There is no need to chase the "schleps" all over the place; take the pie away and everyone eventually will leave.