>>>I am sure agribusiness needs the imported labor and I am all for finding a way to do that - even with a guest worker program. I just think you have to have control of the border in order to put some kind of logic and fairness into the system and that currently the employers are part of the problem.
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>>And I agree 100% (odd huh?) but I just don't see an answer on how to do it without creating chaos in some industries.
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>Increasing worker visas, requiring workers have documentation - it would slow things down at first and there would probably be some chaos while they found new labor supplies, but I don't think it's unworkable. What's happening now just isn't good for anybody.

Sure they'll find new labour supplies, but the cost of everything will rise considerably as those new legal labour supplies demand proper wages. Either that, or the government will need to chip in even more subsidies, and they may need to increase tariffs on imported goods, and neither of those is a good thing.

Don't get me wrong. I too believe this is the way to go, but I think far too many people think it's a simple slam-dunk process. For quite a long while, there will be hell to pay while the transition is happening.