[MaggieL]

I heard the tail end an interesting interview on NPR (yes, I listen to that too) Monday with a professor (possibly of Hispanic studies?) who offered the opinion that one source of the conflict here has to do with differeing views about the immigration laws.

He said that the point-of-view of the illegals was that once they made it across the border that they'd "won the game" and should be allowed to stay. ..a view very much at variance with how a lot of citizens think about it. This may be why we're seeing a lot of "demands" for rights that don't actually exist in law. The implied sense of entitlement isn't sitting really well with some of the folks that feel like they're paying the bills.