It’s a sad commentary on our government that the immigration issue has gone fundamentally unaddressed for decades. Both sides agree on substantially all the isssues – we like having lots of cheap Mexican labor here, we just want them to carry a few more papers. The “hard” question regards the handling of those already here – those here for ten, twenty or more years, with kids born and raised here, citizens, serving in the military, etc. Once the border is sealed, odds are both sides would go for some amnesty (fee plus procedures yada yada but call it what it is).

The minority opinion (!), that we do NOT like having twelve to twenty million cheap “guest workers”, is just a political non-starter.

Fully regulated, we might have a few less guest workers, but then they might get a few bucks more pay. With half-decent politicians on either side, this could get done quickly.