This is a very long but very good read. I'm only posting the first bit of it here. Use the link to read the full article.

Insanity on Steroids - How Our Leaders Refuse to Learn the Lessons of the 1986 Amnesty

thesocialcontract.com
By Michael W. Cutler
Volume 22, Number 1 (Fall 2011)
Issue theme: "America transformed"

Today, our nation stands at a crossroads.

Our nation is currently facing a series of challenges and threats that have the potential to unravel the United States. This is not hyperbole but the stark reality.

Virtually every one of those threats is greatly exacerbated by our nation’s continuing failures to secure our nation’s borders, effectively enforce the immigration laws from within the interior of the U.S., and create an immigration benefits program that has real integrity. That program should not only protects our nation and our citizens but also honors the unknown millions of lawful immigrants and their descendants who, since the founding of this nation, entered our country in accordance with our laws to build our nation and create the “American Dreamâ€