I had a whole long post and hit send and it disappeared. Back on my soap box. Ana Luisa, you said it perfectly - ILLEGAL.

It is not only that many of these people have not followed the laws. They still refuse to follow the law. We have real problems with gangs, which originated south of the border. Guns, drug trafficking, graffiti cost our infrastructure plenty. We pay for the incarceration, deportment and the justice system that has to deal with this.

We were rear ended recently. No insurance, no license, - we're out the $1200 to fix the car. If we put it through our insurance, our rates go up.

We pay for the education, healthcare, often the housing for many of these immigrants, working under the table, since they have no reportable income and they pay no taxes. Those that do frequently cheat. I just had an employer audited by the IRS. As a part of that audit, his employee turned in a tax return for me to look at. He claims he supports 5 nieces and nephews in Mexico. He did tell my client that he doesn't support them - they don't exist. He is here legally and yet he pays no tax either.

Not all that long ago we had an amnesty program that granted status for those here illegally. Obviously, that did not work. Our infrastructure is hurting greatly. We need more than immigration reform. But this is a place to start.