Hilarious.
No one is desperate except the right who believe there is an invasion underway.
You admit that we need the workers. Great.
Why send them away only to need them again over nothing more than the misdemeanor offense of being in this country without proper authorization?
That sounds absolutely ridiculous.
The better, cheaper and more efficient play would be to identify the best candidates and grant them green cards. A guaranteed pathway to citizenship need not be granted immediately but only earned in time.
The left has been pushing this idea for decades. Only to be rejected by the right every time.