Sorry to say but mankind is not inherently smart, as a matter of fact .... people of lower IQs tend to be more prolific than do those of higher IQs, which in of itself only serves to downwardly dilute the gene pool as a whole.

To whomever above thinks illegals are OK since they at least work, let's not forget that at the very least the other group of American citizens who manage to ride the "I always have my hand out for every freebie society has to offer" train, at least have a right to a ticket, which any illegal does not.

BTW ... until we discontinue the practice of allowing a "welfare for life" mentality there will always be that segment of society willing to live at the expense of the rest of us. Only by reworking the welfare system with a set of finite limitations to the depth of the dole they can receive and as a caveat of allowing acceptance of such funds at all which is tied to either at least looking for work or some sort of continuing education will the problem ever go away.

And .... until the illegals are made to play by the same rules all citizens and legal immigrants are required to they will continue to be a drain upon our country and our social structures that is unjustifiable. So long as they are allowed to continue to live and work here under a different set of rules than all other citizens are and receive benefits even we are disallowed from receiving, get a bank acoount or a home loan without even needing a valid SS# or credit history, receive free medical services, live off the tax system radar and all the other myriad of things they are allowed to do .... they will