Halloran, Liz (2005) Under the sun U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, 6/20, 21-24

As Mexicans come across the border, questions emerge about the ability to absorb them. Nearly 11 million undocumented workers live in the USA. They are generally very poor, not well educated and hard workers. They place an unusual strain on the social services of a state. The biggest growth has come in Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, North Carolina and Kentucky.

This issue does not divide down party lines. In fact, nearly a 50/50 split occurs in terms of voting for the 2 major parties. Further, their hard work is paid in small wages and so they are profitable to exploit. There are as many reasons to oppose further immigration as there is to support it. This article tries to find a middle ground and the editorial at the end of this issue supports Hispanic immigration.

Thus, this problem is not only not going to go away, but a struggle for some solution should be with the country for a long time.

To add to the dilemma, undocumented workers buy things and pay taxes. Their productivity pushes up GDP.