Its been my experience that, without exception, everyone I've spoken with (by this time several hundreds of people) is opposed to any form of amnesty or guest worker policy. Indeed, the overwhelming majority of America's citizens (regardless of what skewed polling you choose to refute the fact) are against any increases in overall immigration numbers. Rather than try to support your untenable position by attributing it to "Democrats" letting the Republicans do their "dirty work", why not accept that this might actually be the result of our "democracy" working the way its supposed to? Maybe its simply a reflection or the "true" will of America's citizens? Perhaps its only that politicians are now actually getting enough "flack" from their constituents, that they may "fear" that passing this Administrations egregiously misguided comprehensive reforms, will result with voters putting these morons back on the street come 2008?

The fact that I haven't found anyone who supports amnesty or guest worker policies may be a reflection of the fact that I live in a border state, but given the diversity and cosmopolitan nature of the local population, I tend to think that this position may be more in keeping with the majority of Citizens than not.

What a disgrace - the real disgrace is the corrupt government of Mexico that encourages its poor to illegally enter our country!! Why don't these illegals revolt against the Mexican billionaires that prefer to stuff their fat faces and don't give a hoot about their poor people? Too bad we don't have an ocean that separates us from that miserable excuse of a country!!
Illegals - go back home and fix the problems of your own country instead of creating problems for legal American citizens. Being able to swim the Rio Grande doesn't give you the right to chisel from hard working American citizens.

So, it seems plausible that the Democrats don't actually care to see a strong immigratation reform pass. Fair point.

The final comment, though, seems a bit off the chart. True, Mexico, like the U.S., is characterized by extreme economic inequality. Like here, it is disgusting, and many millions of people suffer the consequences. Our own government, and NAFTA, indubitable share culpability with the upper class in Mexico.

Mexico, though, is hardly a "miserable excuse of a country." Seeking opportunity by migrating to the United States seems to me a sensible decision.

The Mexican people, though, are moving left.