Gerald at "The Cafteria is Closed" has a good post, commenting on George Will’s recent column on the subject:

Immigration in the past basically meant showing up at America’s shores. Nowadays it is a bureaucratic nightmare that could use streamlining, since it does not accomodate the need for labor by American business. San Diego has a pilot project, where everyone gets an interview within 90 days which could serve as a model for the entire country.

A big problem is the demagoguing on both sides – on the Right, some are pointing out just the radicals in the demonstrations, but neglecting to show the Catholic priests marching, the statues of Our Lady of Guadalupe that were carried, and so forth. The Left, on the other hand, tends to support a kind of self-segregation, by splitting people into interest groups and aligning itself with racist organizations like La Raza. People who carried signs along those lines ("This is stolen land", etc) really tick me off. But, I believe, most illegals are family people who just want to work and don’t much care for political agendas. Of course, by not offering much of a chance of full integration, the government (both parties) have fostered a strong Mexican identity, on top of the idiotic liberal ideas such as bilingual education and multiculturalism. The Right has to offer something other than "Get out!".