[The Gaijin]

The political will is not there to kick them all out, so that is just not going to happen. And to catagarize all who want to do do something about this serious problem to some sort of mean spirited nativist no-nothings (as Bush is doing) does not help.

There is room for compromise - that is the only way any of this will be solved. Any criminal record? Asta la vista. You want to come forward and register - give up every address, employer, phony SS number, all of your income information, be printed, photographed and every other bit of information about yourself before and since you got here? Well we will calculate your back taxes, figure out what you owe and consider you first. You want to work and save up and go home one day? That should be encouraged. You want to sponsor your parents and rest of the family? Sorry no. There are many sides to this issue. If it comes down to black or white, kick them all out or mass amnesty - I can tell you now which side is going to lose..