MSNBC ran a series called "Gut Check America" in which readers were asked to identify issues that were of most concern to them.

Illegal immigration is a great concern to many Americans across this country, despite what our politicians are telling us...


In our first Gut Check America vote, thousands of readers around the country rated illegal immigration as the issue of most concern for them. Among them was Gary Rutledge, a Tulsa, Okla., college professor who wrote about being involved in a traffic accident with an apparent illegal immigrant. Here is our report on what we found when we traveled to Tulsa to follow up on his story:


TULSA, Okla. - “Our sovereignty is under direct attack,â€