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Politics : About that Cuban boy, Elian

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To: Jim S who wrote (3773)	4/30/2000 7:31:00 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) of 9127

>>All I can say is, "Pay Your Parking Tickets!"<< Jim, I cannot imagine what life experiences you might have had that have made you so exercised over the risk of law enforcement forcing their way into the private homes of citizens. Sure, there have been incidents where the police accidentally went to the wrong address and trashed a home looking for drugs. But there have also been plenty of incidents of people sleeping soundly in their beds when a car leaves a nearby road and comes crashing into the bedroom. I read about one just the other day. Of all the risks one faces in one's home, break-ins by law enforcement have got to be really, really far down the list. I live on a hill in the tallest building around, so I occasionally worry about being struck by lightening. I have given some thought to the risk of pesticides on the veggies in my fridge, slipping in the bathtub, fire in my kitchen, and thieves breaking in. But I must say I never once gave a thought to the risk of a break-in by law enforcement. Nothing I have heard during the Elian affair has caused me to worry about it. If I ever decide to shelter undocumented aliens in my home, then I'll worry. Unpaid parking tickets are sure not going to do it. There are lots of aspects of INS legislative guidance and operating procedures that would benefit from reform. From what I've read over the years, I don't think anyone who is involved in immigration activities thinks it's a very good system. I'd bet that most of the problems come from the ambivalent attitude of citizens and mixed messages from Congress. It will be interesting to see what changes come from this whole sad business. It will be particularly interesting to see how much tax money people are willing to put up to pay for reforms. Karen >

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