[r9etb]

Why not?? They are here in contravention of our laws. What other word would you use to describe it???

Oh, I don't dispute that they're crossing illegally, according to current laws.

I'm suggesting, rather, that some folks aren't really all that concerned with its illegality except as a convenience -- they oppose the border-crossers for other reasons (with some reasons being better than others).

[P-40]

they oppose the border-crossers for other reasons

The old "they must be racists" argument. Yes, there is some of that. There are more people who are just tired of paying for the services these illegals consume just so businesses get "cheap" labor and the ruling elite in Mexico stay in business.

[G.Mason]

Population of US = +/- 300,000,000

Population of the world = +/- 6,500,000,000

Presume 1/4 ( +/- 1,600,000,000 ) wish to come to the USA.

At what point do you become concerned?

Are you aware that no country (that I am aware of) allows uncontrolled immigration?

Tell me friend, at what point do you become inconvienienced? When a squatter is in your livingroom?

[Wonder Warthog]

"I'm suggesting, rather, that some folks aren't really all that concerned with its illegality except as a convenience -- they oppose the border-crossers for other reasons (with some reasons being better than others)."

And what might those "other reasons" be?? The fact that their continuing presence encourages the same "culture of corruption" that already exists in Mexico?? The fact that simply to be here they have to commit a continuing series of crimes?? The fact that they are bringing in diseases that had been pretty much eradicated in the US??