Wikipedia is only careful to point out that anyone even daring to name this phenomenon must be some kind of racist, but one can find actual facts if you look around:

“Just consider Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, the second busiest maternity ward in the U.S. In 2006, 70 percent of the women giving birth in Parkland were illegal immigrants. That added up to 11,200 babies for which Medicaid kicked in $34.5 million to deliver these babies, the feds another $9.5 million and Dallas taxpayers tossed in $31.3 million.” [ref]

“Although birthright citizenship was never intended to be the law of the land, and is a flawed interpretation of the 14th Amendment, birthright citizenship accounts for more than 380,000 children each year, born to illegal alien mothers that become citizens simply because their mothers gave birth on U.S. soil.” [ref]

That is, quite frankly, a very significant number, and reflects ONLY those who wish to remain in Mexico afterward. If such motivations are common among those who return, it’s a bit of a stretch to say that the those who stay here are completely absent from such desires.

And, indeed, who would blame them? I’d sure be tempted, in the same position. (The benefits are actually worth far more, in some cases, than the employment.) I just wish we’d spend as much effort trying to help get Mexico back on its feet, economically (or even our own country) as we put into making sure the incentives you mention exist and are continually provided.

Best to you, and thanks for your writings!

The Secure Fence Act of 2006     (Pub.L. 109-367)  was enacted October 26, 2006 in the United States. The act allows for over 700 miles (1,100 km) of double-reinforced  fence to be built along the border with  Mexico across cities and deserts alike, in the U.S. states of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas in areas that have experienced illegal drug trafficking, human slavery, gun peddling, illegal immigration and the threat of terrorism. Rep. Duncan Hunter of California who was the originator of the double fence, has not seen this happen, nor the complete wall that is just open areas, with the old barbed wire strands. Underfunded from its inception, the border fence was compromised by the open border organization, that includes American business consortium’s. As in Washington today, a team of intelligence operatives stated to Speaker Pelosi that a El Queda attack was imminent within the next 6 months. This is the time to enforce our borders with the National Guard fully armed and obviously apparent along the whole 2000 feet length. The majority of our State economies are broke–with California leading the pack. Arizona lawmakers realizing the main cause of their financial dilemma, the support of illegal workers and their families.

Our GOVERNMENT HAS SOLD ITSELF TO WALL STREET AND BOTH WALL STREET AND THE UNITED STATES ARE DEBTORS TO COMMUNIST CHINA. We cannot afford to subsidize every illegal family member, every Mother with a child who becomes an instant citizen, when 15 million Americans and residents are jobless, when our own people live in poverty. Yes! We always need exceptional highly skilled engineers and scientists, but not the indigent and desperate that we must endlessly financially support. Not semi-skilled labor that will take less wages, than our own people, who themselves will end up in the unemployment benefits line. Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 to be connected to your Senator and Congressman and use the voting power of THE PEOPLE.  Go to NUMBERSUSA AND JUDICIAL WATCH for more  information about this catastrophe that could overwhelm this country in the coming months.
Latest Immigration news: President cuts border security budget
While telling the American people that national security is a priority in his administration, President Barack Obama submitted a 2011 budget proposal that includes cuts to U.S. border security. — The proposed budget cuts include a reduction in Border Patrol agents and a cut in the amount of money allocated for the so-called “virtual fence” on the U.S.-Mexico border..

The share of immigrants and natives who are college graduates is about the same. Immigrants were once much more likely than natives to be college graduates.
The proportion of immigrant-headed households using at least one major welfare program is 33 percent, compared to 19 percent for native households.
The poverty rate for immigrants and their U.S.-born children (under 18) is 17 percent, nearly 50 percent higher than the rate for natives and their children.
 
Before the 70′s, immigrants were chosen with a priority focused on education and skills.  After the 70′s, thanks to Teddy Kennedy’s leadership, the focus switched away from education and skills, to family relations instead.  Brothers, sisters, cousins, nieces, nephews… and in truth, the poorer the better.  This was good for Democrats: Those dependent on government tend to vote Democratic.  This was good for that subset of Republicans that wanted to use immigrants, including illegals, to suppress American wages and lower prices.  How big is that subset?  McCain and Bush support illegal immigration for a reason.
 
Sons and daughters on a priority immigration list, I am all for.  The rest of the relatives must all wait in line for open slots, I  think.  Especially parents and grandparents, who are grounded in their home country, have lived their whole lives there, and should receive no unusual immigration preference, I believe.  And the focus should again return to welcoming at priority those with education and skills.
 
But with the GOP and the Democrats against that, each for their own outrageously selfish, un-American reasons… well, fat chance.