"Why the stink now???"

          Because, after the diasterous 1986 amnesty the illegals started coming in ever greater numbers. Then the country experineced the last big Reagan recession, and citizens started getting laid off in droves--probably for the first time since the early 80's. Suddenly, people woke up and discovered what had happened to them.

          Coupled with that, is a growing awareness that more people place a greater demand on resources, and those folks who were feeling a little more crowded each year looked back and realized they didn't like things they way they'd become.