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I’m just going to throw in my two cents here.  Since it’s my blog, I’m entitled.  Anyone who reads this knows I’m a conservative, not like that determines where you stand on this particular issue but it’s relevant because I do fall into the majority of the party line on this.

Where to start…

First of all, I understand the plight of the average Mexican.  I know why you want to move to the U.S., to seek opportunities that don’t exist in Mexico.  It’s the same reason Sven Glier came over here with his family from Sweden over a hundred years ago.  So, keep that in mind as you read my analysis/rant.

I read a quote yesterday by the mayor of a town on the outskirts of LA that welcomes … migrant workers (that’s the name of the week, right) …what the hell, I’ll call them what they are - illegal aliens.  The quote said, “We don’t think that people are breaking the law if they simply don’t have documents” -Felipe Aguirre, Deputy Mayor of Maywood

First of all, the inherent stupidity of such statements.

The law requires you to have documents to be in this country and work for a given period of time.  Not having those documents means you are breaking the law.
Obviously the Mayor never took a basic logic course.

Secondly, I first thought that this little town of illegals would be an interesting socio-economic study in about 5 years, but I then remembered I could save myself the time of examining it and drive a couple hours down the 5 and check out TJ.
One of Bush’s favorite lines, is “jobs that American’s don’t want”.
This is retarded, they don’t want them because they don’t pay enough.  They don’t pay enough because big business won’t pay enough until they have too, it’s a viscious circle.  And this cycle is perpetuating low wages and standard of living for workers in the U.S. which, in-turn, effects the health of the American economy and the social well-being of our communities.  Blah.

The next is this whole assumption that you can’t have an ‘anti-illegal immigration’ standpoint without being racist.
Bugger off.  Racism comes from fear or from negative experiences that you allow to wrongly shape your perceptions.  I live in Southern California, I’m not afraid of Mexicans, I’m around them all the time. As for negative experiences, I’ve had them.  But, as I said, I don’t allow them to wrongly shape my perceptions.
Neither of these apply to me, I’m not racist, I simply want immigrants coming the U.S. to go about the route that my ancestors did - legally. 

Some might say, ‘Can’t illegal aliens positively contribute to American society’.  My answer is, of course they can.  But I feel there to be a fundamental flaw in this way of thinking. 
Positively contributing involves obeying the law.   If your first act inside this country is to break the law by coming in…that’s kind of starting off on the wrong foot, wouldn’t you say?
I really like a quote I heard the other day,

“Personally, I favor a very high fence, with a very big gate.”

In conclusion. Move here. Work here.

BUT

-Come legally.
-Obey the law.
-Contribute to society.
-Don’t lose your heritage, but integrate.