That kind of thinking almost got us shamnesty. thankfully, "we the people" reminding our elected representatives who the boss is.
Electing an avowed pro-amnesty presidential candidate in 2000 and 2004 got us shamnesty, more than anything else.
We would do far better if we returned our country to its Republican form. If representatives are just going to vote their constituencies' views directly, then we regress to a mobocracy, just like the Founding Fathers so rightfully feared. The moonbats at DU are licking their chops for such an opportunity.