It really ought to be ‘illegal’

By Ruben Navarrette,
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 12:01 a.m.

Those on the pro-immigrant left have shown considerable courage in taking on Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Minutemen vigilantes, border walls and an endless supply of lame immigration enforcement measures. But there’s one thing that makes them tremble: the word “illegal.â€