MILWAUKEE -- Immigration is an issue that needs be on the minds of all young adults. Simply put, illegal immigrants take jobs. Of course, the jobs occupied by illegal immigrants aren’t exactly glamorous, but a job's a job in my book. More importantly, illegal immigrants severely cheat the system by not paying taxes.

I have always been interested in the immigration issue. I don't jump for excitement to debate the issue like Bill O'Reilly does, but the topic intrigues me. The immigration issue is now a hot topic in politics where it was a non-issue only a few years ago. When the immigration issue resurfaced a few years back, President George W. Bush was blamed for allowing illegal immigrants into the country. In reality, the immigration issue slipped under the radar of seemingly everybody. There is plenty of blame to go around.

The immigration problem is complicated to say the least. It is pretty clear that no one simple program will solve the problem. New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer found that out earlier this week. He finally abandoned his ridiculous plan to issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants (link to story). Yes, that is the solution. Let's reward people who shouldn’t even be in this country in the first place with the privilege of obtaining a driver's license. Spitzer said his plan was suppose to bring illegal immigrants "out of the shadows." Did I miss something? Should the United States be trying to bring illegal immigrants "out of the shadows?" I don’t think so.

It is clearly not feasible to start a witch hunt and deport every illegal immigrant. Besides, the economy may very well collapse if thousands of people are deported over a short period of time. Building a massive wall along Mexico will solve nothing because people will find a way to go around the wall (they will and you know it). However, I think we can start by deporting the illegal immigrants who have committed a felony. I, like everyone else in this country, do not know how to solve this dilemma. Like I said, there is no one simple solution. The only way the problem will get solved is if both political parties get together and start making decisions and enforcing them. If decisions aren’t made quickly, the problem will persist, it’s not going away. At least Spitzer tried to develop a solution to the problem. In fact, immigration isn’t even Spitzer's problem. Immigration is a federal issue and Spitzer is the governor of New York. However, the most troubling of all this past week's events is the position Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton took on immigration. Wait, she was noncommittal on the issue. This tells me immigration is not high on Clinton's agenda, and you know what, it should be.