Thread: Illegal Aliens Are Criminals - Period

Illegal Aliens Are Criminals - Period
September 13, 2008
by Diane Dimond
Investigative Reporter and Author



This is the sound of me opening a Pandora’s Box. But crimes are being committed so I must.

Look, I’m a sympathetic person. I openly weep at complete stranger’s misfortunes. But I cannot abide people who break the law and then want sympathy because they get caught and punished.

I’m speaking about those immigrants, in this country illegally, who’ve been recently caught up in a federal sweep of suspect workplaces.

Yeah, yeah - I know all about the Statue of Liberty plaque declaring America welcomes the world’s huddled masses. And I’m all for that - if it is done in an organized, respectful, legal way. Immigrants have to follow the laws - just as we Americans have to - otherwise we stay mired in the immigration chaos we have now.

The illegal immigration problem is like tackling the massive energy supply problem. We have to start somewhere. For years our leaders let the immigration situation get the better of us - through both Democratic and Republican administrations. And, now as steps are being taken to try to get it under control critics scream that America is mean-spirited, inhumane and bigoted.

Nonsense.

If America is so cold-hearted then why are some 12 million illegal immigrants already living and working here and enjoying the benefit of our schools, hospitals and welfare programs? And some have been allowed to stay in the United States for decades. That doesn’t sound uncaring to me.

Recently, federal agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) moved in to Laurel, Mississippi and arrested nearly 600 suspected illegal aliens. They were from Brazil, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama and Peru. Their employer was the Howard Industries electronics factory. After the roundup Howard released a statement declaring that it runs “every check allowed by law to ascertain the immigration status of all applicants. It is company policy (to) hire only U. S. citizens and legal immigrants.â€

I like this article a lot.

[quote]As former President Jimmy Carter once famously said, “Life is not fair. Get used to it.â€

Well argued and articualted Diane. Time ALL our politicals leaders understood this issue as clearly as you are putting it!. For my part i will email your article to those politicians.