Know it's illegal to be here illegally?
Letter to the Editor
Published: 5/18/2010 12:02 AM
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The Obama Administration is encouraging protests by withholding the fact that the new Arizona law tracks the Federal law that has been in existence for 23 years, but is no longer enforced by his Administration.

The people of Arizona, through their elected representatives, have simply taken the laws against illegal immigration adopted by Congress and made them into state laws that can be enforced by local authorities.

Since President Obama's response to this crisis situation was to reduce the number of border patrol agents on the southern border with Mexico, the people of Arizona were left with little choice but to take action on their own to provide for the "common defense" of the American people.

The police must have probable cause to believe someone is in the country illegally or they must catch someone in the act of breaking another law and then the authorities will have the right to detain the person and determine their immigration status. All American citizens have laws they must abide by or they will be stopped and asked to show identification. Does anyone understand the fact that being here illegally is an illegal act?

Robin Guerrero

Naperville

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