text: illegal immigration: such a bittersweet issue for republicans? on one hand, dirty foreigners to sully our clean american ways and suck up taxpayer dollars.  on the other, cheap labor to boost businesses' bottom line and pass savings on to consumers.  how does a good republican solve this quandary? illegal labor isn't cheap. there are too many costs to society. it's just shifting the costs.  as a conservative, i do not support illegal immigration, and am justly concerned that our government, which has the duty of maintaining the integrity of our borders, is failing so miserably.  if we need more immigration, legal immigration, then our policies should have reflected that, with increased allowances for immigrants.  but this out of control situation is indefensible. if we need itinerant workers, then by all means let's set up a program. then we could control entry, and eliminate the entry of criminals or people with diseases. and we need to eliminate the absurd concept that a child born here is automatically a citizen.  no, the government has no authority to disobey the laws of the land, and be negligent towards its duties. time to stop the flood of illegals.