""In the "days of the good neighbor," you had some control over who your neighbor was, and whether they were legally in the country or not.""

Well, I wouldn't let it worry you Rig.

Thanks to the neighbourly attitude of people like you, 45,000 of those neighbours are dying each year, so if you can delay change long enough, you'll be rid of them all.

Of course 90% of them will be perfectly legal citizens, down on their luck, but Hey!...Can't make an omelet without breaking eggs, can you?

I think, on the whole, I'd prefer the illegals for neighbours. They've probably got rather more of the milk of human kindness.

Don T