I recently received a forwarded email from my mother. A lovely woman, sweet as can be and generally as progressive as you can wish. She and I spend many an indignant hour discussing the Bush administration's sins.

However, she has one blind spot. Immigration.

Today I received a forwarded email from her which had a litany of the costs of illegal immigrants in the US.

I know the thing is bunk but I would like to be able to back up my words. So I am asking for your help.