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Our nation's immigration policy has been of top concern in recent years, and for good reason. With between eight and twelve million illegal aliens in the United States, it is obviously a problem out of control.

The immigration issue is a gateway issue for Hispanics, no doubt about it.

But then I came to the conclusion that no, while there may be an immigration problem, it isn't really a serious problem. The really serious problem is assimilation.

However, in recent years our nation has seen a sizable influx of illegal immigration that at best highlights some alarming inadequacies and at worst indicates a broken system.

It is clear that United States immigration policy is badly in need of reform.

The real problem is clean up the bureaucracy that people have to deal with to become a citizen the right way. And we must truly secure the border. We can't leave it porous.

Much of what we now consider to be problems concerning immigration and assimilation really concern Mexican immigration and assimilation.

I think what we need to do is to have an immigration system where legal immigration is easier.

We have an immigration system in this country that not only doesn't work, in many cases it doesn't even make any sense.

Immigration is a good thing. We should make that as easy as possible.