Rewarding Illegality

Picture this: Mexican family A--looking for a better life so they apply for citizenship in America. Mexican family B--looking for a better life so they sneak across the border with the help of a smuggler called a coyote. The man of the house gets an immediate job doing landscaping and the woman gets a job cleaning houses. Because they're illegal neither one has a Social Security number, but instead go to a man who will supply them with counterfeit numbers. They work, pay their FICA taxes (which they can't take advantage of because they don't have a real Social Security number), send their kids to public schools (which neither parent paid for), and zap our health care system because they aren't insured and must instead rely on government aid. Then the US Congress and President decide they want an easy way out of the whole illegal immigration business and pass what is essentially an amnesty bill. So Mexican family B, because they've evaded they've successfully evaded the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services for five years, gets US citizenship. Meanwhile Mexican family A is still waiting for clearance into America. What would you choose?

To think that the American government would consider rewarding illegal behavior. In fact that's where we are today. We have rules and laws for a reason. Border security and legal immigration must be enforced. We need a border fence. We need mandatory employee verification. We need to secure the country. It's not about discrimination--we welcome with open arms all immigrants. Just do it right!

As for these huge protests...they're ridiculous! It's good that these folks are taking a part of the governing process, but seriously! They are protesting because they want their or their families' illegal behavior rewarded. I think I might be able to take them a little more seriously if they didn't wave the Mexican flag, burn the American flag, and have posters proclaiming "reconquista" of the American West.