I can now see why illegally immigrating to the US is so appealing to those that want to come here, now with the prospective of going through the long ardous task of trying to get Mayhem here and also from seeing it from the prospective of a good friend of mine whose husband illegally immigrated to the States. Her husband is now legal to work in the states but to get legal it took them 2 years and much money.

Going through the process i can truely say that the US gov't is biased against the poor, and most of the illegals are poor and trying to work in this capitalist soiciety. They still see the US as the land of opportunity. It can be, for the minority, but more than likely they will become day laborers, migrant farm workers and other jobs that citizens find unsavory. Right now, even though many workers are being paid "under the table" in cash, they are STILL paying taxes; sales tax on clothes, food, gas, tobacco, liquer and etc..

I say that making them felons is a bit assinine, as this will not discourage boarder crossings. When what you perceive as a fence that separates you from starvation and feeding your family, you will risk it. As in the case of my friend's husband, and the fine line that his family walked between starvation and eating.

The political arena is not my forte', but i know that there has to be a better idea than making illegal immigrants felons and wasting money on increasing boarder patrols and fences.

I know that one of the arguements for it is US jobs, that illegals are taking jobs away. I pose this question to those who say this---how many US companies, conglomerates, corporations, etc, have expanded across the US boarders and taken jobs away from the locals in those countries??

I do like what Oldfart had to say and feel that it is a more peaceable way to allow the immigrants to work.