The vast majority of immigrants are just hard working people looking to provide for themselves and their families.Sure some are into criminal activity,just like some natives are as well.I'm not saying immigration does not cause problems for the US but it isn't right to paint them as all being criminals.Last study I saw showed that immigrants as a group had lower percentages involved in criminal activity then native borns especially the ones here without papers which makes sense IMO.If your here without papers you try to maintain a low profile.
The issue of immigration (illegal) is a very complex one.We are one of the richest countries in the world with a country right on our border (and even poorer countries south of them to boot) who is nowhere near that.People will do what they have to do to try to survive,so they come looking for jobs. That effect workers here in a negative way (they take jobs and lower wages) and their is no denying that.But they also add to our country in many ways and do some of the jobs that many natives would not be interested in.The US bears some responsibility for the problem.We have forever let our corporations go down to Mexico and central america and expolit the heck out of the countries and the peoples.
This is all nothing knew all waves of immgrants had the same effects on natives workers and the economy in the past.
Bottom line is I think we need some amount of immigration for our economy as without the immigrants some things would just not get done at a cost that would keep those industries (like farming in many areas) viable.But we do need to consider the effect of that on the natives ability to sustain themselves, and try find a balance.We need to help the mexicans,central americans build up their own economies (getting US corporations to act better would help) so that they see hope in their own countries for economic development and stay where they are.Nobody really wants to leave their homeland IMO usually,they do it out of desperation.
We really need to stop thinking people come here for any different reasons then all the immigrants who came in the past or that they are resented any more than those in the past were.Irish,Italians,Chinease etc etc etc were talked about the same way once.
The situation today may not be identical but in those ways it is very similar.Lets have a reasonable discussion on immigration is best bet,don't demonize them and don't say we can accomodate all who want to come eitheir.
PS: To avj80 ,you have blueballs wrong he is not agreeing with Georges that all immigrants do is bring crime and trouble to the US.