ah and here is where I argue for immigration, open the flood gates to immigration. It will solve the housing demand issue, the ssi and medicare issue, and may even offset the loss of jobs to southeast Asia. if you want them to be legal, great. Spend money on government efficiency's that will process them faster when they meet a given criteria. Its the right thing to do, and it will work.
I have several "customers" that are whale scientists for NOAH and they struggle to get visa's. They use to want to become citizens until we elected Bush jr. Now they have a helluva time with whatever credentials they need. We don't want these folks?? We have become a nation of A$$H***'s. That isn't good. We can change.