But who would be building our homes, working in our restaurants, doing our landscaping, and working in food processing plants - all without documentation - instead of those Americans who don't want those jobs? (sarcasm). Our nation's businesses are as guilty as anyone in causing this problem. You are point on - it did work fine for 30 years, and until someone grows backbone and begins implementing laws already enacted, it will continue and get WORSE.
Reading these immigration threads, many say it would cost too much to send them back, while skirting around how much it is costing us to keep them here - sucking the lifeblood out of our hospitals, educational system and social programs meant for disadvantaged and disabled US citizens and devastating an already cripled social security program via fraud, identity theft, dishonesty and corruption. Has anyone ever heard of an audit on our social security system? Perhaps it is long past due.
SAW-LOOT and BTTT Mama....