It was a great day.

Now the interesting question is, where does it go?

The GOP line is to militarize the border, then persecute, starve and if injured or unhealthy, let them suffer in the street without even emergency medical care, so all the 'illegals' will deport themselves by drifting back 'home.'

The Dem line is also to militarize the border, then create a two-tier labor force by fining those here now, putting them through 10 years of hoops toward citizenship, and a migra-enforced 'guest worker' program for newcomers.

Now they're trying to find a 'middle ground' in these bad solutions.

The socialist line seems to be 'Amnesty Now!' and 'Equality Now' but is short on details. Is everyone automatically a citizen just by getting here and asking for it? Lots of luck arguing for that one.

The anarchist line is 'No Borders!' Well, when you look a the earth from a space shuttle, the first thing you notice is that there are no lines on the ground down there. So in a spiritual sense, I might agree. But the Cubans, Chinese, or any country for that matter, are not going to go for that one, so, whatever its moral quality, it's a nonstarter.

Now the non immigrant majority of the country is pretty evenly divided, with one side tilting to fascist ideas and the progressive side searching for an answer that is compassionate, just and practical.

So what will it look like, folks?

I think, to be truly radical, it has to start with opposing US trade and agricultural policies that force peasants in the third world from their land, such as the dumping of US farm produce at less than their costs of production.

Most people don't take lightly to moving from the land of their ancestors, and do so only when conditions are harsh and without hope. So allievating, and certainly not aggravating, harshness and hopelessness is the place to begin.

Second, productive jobs have to be grown in these areas. That means growing businesses. Chavez is on the right track growing worker-owned businesses in Venezuela, but some parts of the world suffer from a lack of capitalism more than capitalism.

Third, amnesty for those here, especially for families here a long time, is very much in order. but borders still need regulation, if only to deal with public health and criminal matters unrelated to migration.

Fourth, businesses that hire immigrants must allow unionization, living wages and fair treatment. Otherwise shut them down. Reward the 'high road,' punish the 'low road' among employers.

I'm sure people who know more than me can add a lot.

But it's called 'High Road Structual Reform and Economic Democracy, and if we don't find a way to give it an organized force and contend with both the Kennedy liberals and the right, well, for all the millions out on May Day, we end up being part of their strategy, not ours.