people have applied in for the 1,000 new positions. they will be doing background checks and processing applications of up to five million illegal immigrants who can now seek green cards and avoid deportations. conservatives say it s one more reason to oppose the move. this is once again government usurping power to invest in itself as opposed to investing in america, in americans and the private sector and again, immigration reform is something we have to deal with. it s something we have to resolve. but the way to resolution in washington always seems to begin and end with spending tax dollars. and in fairness that goes for republican presidents, too. after 9/11 the size of the federal government grew tremendously under president bush. in just a couple of years the number of total contract employees went up by 2.5 million. the homeland security department wag crated which included the