Paul, your 1st sentence is right on.The second I don't really get, who cares if our average age increases? Plus, it's a great thing our birth rate is declining.  In case you haven't noticed overpopulation is a huge problem for the earth.  And ultimately you keep referring to illegal aliens as immigrants.  I love legals  and I love the rule of law.   The Republicans say illegal immigration whenever discussing the issue. IMMIGRATION is good, acceptable, needed, loved and the base of America.  ILLEGAL migrants are  the problem. So let me put it this way. immigration good, illegal immigration bad. As a business man in the Tree Business (3o years), I hired anybody ready to work. Black, brown, yellow, red, white, I didn't care. Performance was everything.  After the first 10 years (1995), I noticed a real uptick in Mexicans beating around the Bush and slacking off when out of sight. I finally quit hiring them. Emotions not involved. I don't hate them, I just don't trust them. They're illegal