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Being opposed to the Mexican invasion does not mean holding "a hard and fast view that one group is entirely good - legal immigrants - and another is entirely bad - illegal immigrants. "

My view is that at least half of all recent immigrants should not be here. As Coulter pointed out recently, it used to be the case that half of all immigrants gave up and went back to the old country because they could not hack it. Now we give welfare treats of various sorts (free medical care, free education, free food, welfare payments,untaxed cash wages, etc.) to legal and illegal immigrants. The Mexican immigrants end up with so much disposable income that they can send billions back to Mexico, where it is collected by those who control the Mexican economy (e.g., Carlos Slim). The Mexican billionaires are like ticks with sombreros, feasting on the blood of US taxpayers.

Sanchez does make a point, if not the one she intended. There is a danger in focusing too much on the "illegal" aspect of the invasion: If we sent all illegal immigrants home and replaced them with legal immigrants, most of the bloodsucking would continue. The main difference between legals and illegals is that the latter group is a more likely supply of criminals and terrorists. The Somalian colonies in Maine and Minnesota (established by the Clintonistas) and the UK "doctors" prove that not all legal immigrants are desirable. We should at least demand that all immigrants stand on their own (without taxpayer subsidy) until such time as they become citizens. Requiring that all immigrants be self-sufficient (including learning English, educating their own children, paying for their own medical care, etc.) would reduce the flood to a manageable trickle and we at least would not be paying for our own undoing.

We also need to shift the focus of the debate away from the "poor, poor, pitiful immigrant" to the ticks with sombreros. Why can't Congress pass legislation targeting businesses owned by the ticks? A special excise tax on the American operations of Mexican businesses (to pay for the costs of illegal immigration) seems reasonable (e.g., American Movil has 8 million subscribers in the US). The money collected could be distributed to local law enforcement agencies based on how many illegals they round up; the number rounded up could be used to readjust the estimated cost and therefore the tax. If we tax the ticks enough, the Mexican government will build the fence.