Much of the reason behind turning a blind eye to illegal immigration has had to do with the necessity of filling certain jobs, especially jobs which—supposedly—Americans won’t do.  Clearly, this is favorable to business, corporate America, Bush’s and Cheney’s “rich Republican business friends.”  In addition to hearing no mention of “the children” (except, as noted, the children of illegal immigrants), we have not heard anything from Democrats about the benefits of illegal immigration which accrue to the President’s rich Republican business friends.  Are there no illegal immigrants working for Big Oil, or Big Pharmaceutical, or Big Farm, or Big Telecom, or Big Development?