You bring up some excellent points but immigration reform still needs to be an issue in this country. Many of the provisions put in place are lengthy and impossible to obtain sometimes. USCIS could also benefit from added staffing. In addition the public needs to be better informed. People think immigration reform is going to let illegal immigrants "cut the line". That's just not true. They will have steep fines and then get on the back of the line. To put in prospective where USCIS is, in regards to processing green card petitions, they just reached 2001. Our country can also benefit from immigration reform legislation like the Dream Act which focuses on promising immigrant students gaining opportunities to go to and graduate from college.

All of this must be done in conjunction with securing our borders. Some of the ill feelings towards immigrants come from smoke and mirrors political rhetoric that is plain false. Hearing people say that immigrants are stealing jobs is absurd. They are all unskilled workers working for next to nothing. If you are unemployed, are desperate for work, and still feel like illegals are stealing your opportunities, there are 50,000 job openings in Arizona for picking lettuce.