A nation cannot long exist if it is a welfare state and has open borders. Poor people from third world countries who have no skills will flock to the country to get the free stuff, and eventually the welfare state will spend itself into oblivion. That is happening in the United States now, and our politicians are unwilling to address the issue. Democrats see the illegal immigrants as future voters who will ensure their hold on power. As usual the Republicans, being the stupid party, are not effective in stopping either the welfare state or the open borders.

Now there is talk about starting some sort of quest worker program. That won't work unless the law is changed so that anyone born in America is automatically and American citizen. Will the children born to the guest workers be citizen's? If so then the guest worker program will be a sham.