Getting illegal immigration to 'work'

Illegal immigration is one of the most prominent issues in the Texas political scene at the current moment. Texas is one of the fastest growing states population-wise and the majority of the growth is coming from immigrants (1.3 million increase between 1990 and 2000). The increasing rate of immigrants has already started to affect Texas in many ways. Anglos were still the majority in 2000 making 52.4% of the population, but now Hispanics are close to being the majority (and some sources say this is already the case). The political impact is evident in the increased number of Hispanic candidates running for offices and the number who succeed in winning their campaigns: a louder political voice is being heard from the Hispanics. For this reason, taxes are likely to become more regressive with time, school funding will increase, and if the democrats can win the Hispanic vote then we may see a new rise of the Democrats in Texas.
Texas legislatures have many issues to address regarding illegal immigration. Easing the strain on natural resources, rights of illegal immigrants, the benefits they can offer, and bills restricting (or allowing) what health/education services they should be allowed to receive. Some legislatures are all for illegal immigrants being allowed to have driver’s licenses and therefore auto insurance, while others oppose this idea and suggest obtaining citizenship first. More controversial issues are at hand as well: the idea of a wall separating the Texas and Mexico border, and whether or not a child born to illegal immigrants on US soil should be considered American. Many legislatures are concerned about illegal immigrants being an economic burden in Texas, but the benefits they offer have to be considered in the process of making the bills.
Some of the other general effects of increased illegal immigration include overcrowded schools and housing, poverty around border areas, and even a depletion of the natural water supply in Texas. Although, recent studies have shown that working illegal immigrants yield a positive net benefit in the economy. It will be interesting to see which bills get passed regarding the rights of illegal immigrants. Considering they constitute a large portion of the Texas population it is unlikely that they will be treated unfairly. In my opinion, illegal immigration should be embraced under the circumstance that the immigrants are here to work. I think that they should only have the rights to health care, education, insurance…if they are working instead of just taking up space and overcrowding urban areas. The bills that should be passed first are bills that involve a system where immigrants can only get these benefits if they have work permits. Additional funding for tracking how many immigrants will abuse the benefits and get a permit but not work will need to increase, but I think that is a necessary cost that will only yield to a better financial outcome for everyone in the state.