[SWTXBelle]

The odds of being deported are very low - and many times, the deportee just heads right back. And I still don't believe that following the law is something that only the privileged are required to do. There are other ways to bring about economic change than immigration - and in fact, there are Mexican industries that are having to try and work with draconian Mexican immigration law to bring in immigrants, because they do not have enough workers for the industry! (I realize illegal immigrants come from all over, but I am most familiar with the situation in Mexico, being from Texas and having a brother in Texas law enforcement.)
It is also a slap in the face to those immigrants who DO follow the law, and deal with the paperwork and delay, to tell them that they are no better than someone who came here illegally. Many legal immigrants have no patience with those who thumb their noses at the law, and who can blame them?
As I posted earlier, I am all for discussing changing immigration law, but will never support amnesty. We need to make it easier for law-abiding immigrants to come, NOT reward those who will not follow our laws.