Congress is set to recess soon so its members can campaign for re-election. It's clear there will be no consensus on legislation to crack down on illegal immigration.

The controversy has touched Philip Kellerman, President of Harvest of Hope Foundation in Gainesville, personally and professionally. His non-profit distributes emergency and educational financial aid to migrant farm workers and their families across the country, regardless of their legal status. Since 1997 it has distributed nearly 460,000 dollars in aid to migrant farm workers and families nationwide. It’s on the web at harvest of hope dot net. He has these thoughts.