Where have all the illegals gone?

Last year the citizens of this country rose up and pressured the Congress to stop a bill that would have given more than 12 million illegal immigrants a path to amnesty. Isn't it interesting that in the heat of this presidential campaign there is almost no discussion by either candidate of the illegal immigrant problem. Which leads us to the question - where have all the illegals gone?

Have they felt bad about breaking our laws and gone home?
Have they been rounded up and deported?
Have they decided to go home before we finished building the border fence so they wouldn't get stuck here?
Have they all learned English so well that we cannot tell them from Latino Americans?
Have they decided to blend into our society, pay their own way, and quit using our free social and medical services?

Of course the answer to all of these questions is NO.

The reason there is no discussion is that both of our presidential candidates are "pro" immigration. John McCain says, "Tightening border security will be my first priority"...this is just political rhetoric. Remember, he was one of the authors of the aborted "amnesty" bill last year. And Barack Obama says nothing...which after all is one of his greatest talents.

So the illegal immigrant issue has been pushed to the back burner and nothing will get done until after the election. In the meantime, the problem keeps growing. And no matter which of these candidates gets elected, I suspect it will not be solved to the satisfaction of a majority of Americans. What a shame that our politicians refuse to attack the problem head on because of "political correctness", and because of their desire to capture the Latino vote.

I recently saw a video that is a small example of the magnitude of this illegal immigrant problem: http://youtube.com/watch?v=bLJxmJZXgNI