Take a look at the hate mail that has already accumulated on the story posted above from thehill.com. Whenever the word immigration is uttered in the media, a throng of antis emerge with pure vitriol. Anti-immigration groups are organized, focused and relentless. These people may be a small fraction of the population but they have disproportionally co-opted the dialogue on immigration. As a recent NYT article points out (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/us...ewanted=1&_r=1), anti-immigration groups hold near veto power on any positive legislative reform. Most politicians are scared of these noisy and aggressive haters. Legislators won't act unless there is a united front to counter the hostility. I look forward to the day when there is sea of support for positive immigration reform (on the internet and otherwise) that drowns out the deranged opposition.