Well, that's what we get for being America--we're not like everyone else. Never have been, never will be. We've always been the refuge, the fixers, the supplier of funds, the negotiators. We can't stop--if we do, we become the antithesis of what has created and sustained us.
The fear of the "open door" is not new by any means in U.S. history (I feel weird explaining this. Bruce, you're smart, you should know this). For centuries, people already here have always become very alarmed by cultural and population changes, but we've survived every wave to our general benefit.
Yes, if it were easier to legally come to the U.S. (and be here, for those recently arrived AND those who've spent almost their entire lives here), Mexican and other immigrants would bring their families to stay. As has been pointed out by others, there is little, if anything, for them to succeed or even just live in the countries they came from. Why? Because those countries suck, and we rule.
