Reply #90: The law needs to reflect reality.

[High Plains]

Clearly, the US economy has a huge appetite for workers from Mexico, who are quite willing to work hard at crappy jobs for little money (but would be even happier to be able to organize and get more money), but how many visas do we provide for Mexican workers each year? 20,000?

And I don't think there is any escaping amnesty for a large portion of these people. They're here, and they're not going away unless we resort to police state-style mass round-ups.

But I don't know what to do about those who will follow. Walling off the country isn't a solution I like. I don't think there is any short-term solution. In the long run, we need to think about improving conditions in Mexico and Central America. Reduce the "push" factor.