>The overwhelming number of illegals are good people looking for a better life.<
Yes, they're good people, but they broke the law to come into this country. If you truly believe in rule of the law, you must admit that they are here illegally, and thus should be extradited. Or are we now to engage in selective observance of the laws? And if so, which laws are to be obeyed, and which are not? To buy into this rationale is to buy into anarchy.
As to the impact of these "good people", I can attest that their presence also has a down side. I live near Iowa. Over the past decade, thousands of " good Iowan people" have lost their jobs in the meat-packing industry to these illegal aliens. These were once good paying jobs that created stable families in stable neighborhoods. With the porosity of our borders, the industry has able to hire thousands of illegal aliens with no fear of reprisal from the government. The INS occasionally does a sweep of a factory, declares a bunch of them illegal, and attempts to ship them back. The industry claims that they didn't know they were illegals, suffers NO FINES, and goes on with business as usual.
So, is no one hurt here? What about the thousands of Iowans where lost their well-paying jobs to illegals who now work for 50% to 60% of previous wages? Who benefits but the industry execs and the illegals? I don't have any problem in seeing who was wronged here. Why don't others? I guess I'm old fashioned in believing that laws should be enforced.
Old-fashioned and stupid Knip @ Illinois.com |
