Time to Fix Immigration - New York Times

“In Connecticut, one mayor is thinking about identification cards to help illegal immigrants, while another mayor is trying to arrest day workers on street corners. In Burbank, Calif., local officials have required Home Depot to build a shelter for the large numbers of immigrant laborers waiting outside the store for work.

In bits and pieces, communities all over the country are trying desperately to deal with what is really an immense national problem. Only Washington can untangle an immigration mess that draws a growing number of illegal immigrants across the nation’s borders every year. Labeled criminals or even “invaders” by a few in President Bush’s own party, many of these immigrants are actually risking their lives to take on the jobs that many Americans have chosen to avoid. One contractor recently told The Los Angeles Times that if officials began cracking down on illegal immigrants, “who will rebuild New Orleans?”"

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