[gridlock]

"There will be some unhappy consequences for the economy," Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff warned. That could include labor shortages, pricey produce, jobs lost to other countries and up to $7 billion a year in lost taxes from immigrant workers.

Does anybody, anywhere believe that this will not save us a heck of a lot more than $7 Billion in welfare benefits?

Besides, if it only costs 7 Billion Bucks to make us a nation of laws, it is money well spent.

[PhilCollins]

I know the director of the Illinois Minutemen, and she said that, since Sept. 11, 2001, illegal aliens have killed an average of 23 Americans per day. If more law-breakers are deported, that will save many American lives.