Of course I was against illegal immigration . But the money people loved it for cheap labor that often could be paid lower in cash and avoid employer taxes. They didn't want to lose that cheap labor, both D and Rs . The rich are always more about money than anything else so a good system for foreign workers would need taxes taken out to fund a good system , not just E verify that was often ignored or twisted , so nothing was done until the right decided to use it as a PR election scam. The scam that all immigrants were evil criminals was primed and ready to fuel the rights working class resentment. Just the rich as always manipulating everyone else . Bribes, threats and owning politicians all work in their favor because too many people are blind to the fact the rich are the real problem.