Law-breakers have all the rights
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Article Launched: 10/30/2007 06:17:09 AM PDT

I write this after coming home from a Fairfield store where I was repeatedly asked for work from the day laborers at the driveway and twice in the parking lot before I could park.

When I said no and to leave me alone, they replied (in English) that they had a right to be there and the police would not make them leave, even if I called and complained. I was surprised.

A "right" to be there? How do they have rights to break the law further? Why don't our police enforce the laws? Because it isn't politically correct? Or because they are afraid of being sued?

I asked the manager inside if this were true. He said yes, that they get complaints from customers many, many times a day. The parking lot is owned by another store in the center, which has been asked to say no to the day laborers, but won't.

The store I visited put up signs forbidding day laborers, but the police said they were illegal when the laborers called and complained. The store wants them gone, the customers want them gone, but there is nothing more the store management can do?

These people are criminals because they are openly breaking laws and they don't even get cited?

I asked a police officer I know what is going on. He said the political machine is in overdrive blocking all forms of anti-immigrant policies and actions. Plus the Bush regime has said to slow down on the subject. Thus, the police have been told to back away from immigrant issues and leave them alone unless a big crime or felony is committed.

So I guess we have to make this a civil matter. This is what happens when there are so many criminals in the society that they start to get power and make themselves the good guys and us the bad ones.

We need to stop this. We must write our senators, representatives and newspapers. Call the police and complain. Don't vote for any pro-immigration candidates and don't fall for the "feel sorry for the poor immigrants" story. We need to stop this before even more hate and conflict begins.

Manuel Nipps, Fairfield