FYI If you'll recall, President Clinton did the same thing, and i think in his 1st term too. However, after thinking about this for a while, and thinking about it from a presidential point of view. I think that giving amnesty to the illegals does a few good things for the country and me (being a first term pres.) First it adds really cheap labor to the work force, like it or hate it businesses love cheap labor which gives them more money to do more business with. Second, there is a sudden surge in the tax base, because all of these people have been workning and living here tax free. Third, just think how much it would cost to round up all the illegals, I'm sure it's a lot of money. Fouth, I have 20 million new friends and potential voters.
I'm not saying I'm for this type of action, frankly I'm agin it. But if I were the president it would be awfully appealing.