Today, on Labor Day, do a little extra work, break a sweat, and wean yourself, your friends, and your family off illegal immigrant labor. Do your own chores, cook your own food, tend to your own kids, clean your own house—and milk your own cows.

Americans who want less immigration—legal and illegal—always portray immigrants as deviant and dangerous. The same line was used against the Germans, Irish, Italians, Jews, etc.

But in 30 years of covering the immigration debate, here’s what I have never understood: If Americans are so terrified of illegal immigrants, why are we so quick to bring them into our lives? We give them the security codes to our gated communities so they can cut our lawn, leave them alone in our homes so they can clean our toilets, and hand them our babies so we can get to yoga.