Part of your argument is a big fail based on the assumption of the behaviors of people who migrated legally and/or were granted asylum then assimilated into society and gained a foothold to a better life. That's way different then upwards of twenty six million people running around illegally they don't have the proper documentation that will provide the same opportunity, thus who go out and buy fraudulent documents will still be stuck on the borders of working for slave wages under those willing not to verify social security numbers for gain of profits over what's the right thing to do. Not to mention the many cases of abusive employers who threaten such workers with deportation if they don't keep quiet. This isn't a question anymore of lazy people who don't want to pick fruit, this is a full out assault on illegals into the manufacturing arena that once supported and provided for a comfortable middle class society, illegals working through temporary employment agencies whose hiring practices aren't as stringent are taking jobs at half the cost that Americans would otherwise have. This is done purely on a greed basis to line the pockets of corporate investors.