Immigration Bill

So Shrub is coming back to lobby Goppers to sign on to his immigration bill. I continue to not know what to think about the whole issue. A large part of our economy has become reliant on cheap, illegal labor. Just today, the local NPR station, WBEZ, reported on Illinois farmers reliance on immigrant labor to pick "specialty crops." Specialty crops were considered non-row crops, i.e. corn, wheat, soy.

The reliance is used as an argument by some to keep the immigrant labor, to not deport the illegal immigrants. Many of these people seemingly support the amnesty portion of the bill (and really, even if you support the bill, it is amnesty). But, doesn't legalizing 10 to 14 million illegal immigrants change the whole complexion of labor? If these people come out of hiding they will be able to demand legal wages, benefits, and safety standards guaranteed citizens and legal aliens. The cost of their labor will come more into line with the rest of the U.S. (although I don't think it will come completely in line).