[sinkspur]

Thank you so much for this thread. I'm more encouraged than I've been in weeks.

As Jerry Jones, owner of the Cowboys, famously says:

"There's too much negativity around here. Let's generate some positivity."

My $.02:

Reinforce the borders. Stop the flow of illegals into the country. Do that now.

After the election, figure out how to deal with the 12 million who are here.

Let's figure out an easy way to respond to the need for guest workers and give employers a way to request them, employ them, and justify their presence, similar to the H1-B program.

Raise the legal numbers to 3 million a year.

[ohioWfan]

I agree with you and Miss Marple that we need to take first things first. Stanch the flow first, and THEN figure out a solid, hardnosed policy about what to do with the illegals here.

Your last point, I think hasn't been mentioned here yet. Raise the legal number. It is extremely difficult for legal immigrants to get in. We are in a way punishing those who abide by the rules........that needs to be stopped.

[Oliver Optic]

Great post, sinkster ... do you have any thoughts on the preferred method to "reinforce the border"?