envelope's Journal: How to end illegal immigration from Mexico

The story of Wal-marts getting raided for illegal immigrants, and a story [expired] in the N&O about illegals working in the triangle area has got me wondering what to do to curb illegal immigration.

One guy quoted in the story says that the money illegals earn in the US and send home is one of Mexico's largest sources of income.

Anyway, we can fix this problem by simply annexing Mexico. Mexicans are coming here in droves to find jobs, why don't we just make Mexico part of the US, and then they won't have to come here illegally. And, they can pay taxes on their earnings. And, they won't have to risk their lives to get here. So everybody wins.