it IS a bottom up issue, and the Republicans are using it for all that it is worth. One would have to be quite a rube not to understand that the Republicans will ultimately bow to the wishes of their donor base, and their donor base loves cheap labor provided by illegal immigrants. Remember that the Contract with America included term limits, which were never enacted by that "revolutionary" Republican CONgress elected back in '94. The Republican trick is being played out again. Hope that folks with good common sense don't fall for it this time.