Illinois should follow Arizona's lead with immigration law
I am the son of immigrants. I would not exist without immigration, and neither would the United States if Europe had not colonized this continent. My parents were sponsored legal immigrants. They endeavored to learn the language, customs and history of their new country, and they insisted on not becoming a burden to the U.S. and their sponsors.
Today, some say the Arizona law requiring that illegals who jump the border show documentation is unfair - never mind that my parents had to. I guess they think illegals should be allowed to come into the U.S. and use whatever American taxpayer-paid services they want, and never mind having a sponsor.
Some think Mexico's poverty means American taxpayers should subsidize poor Mexicans, and if you don't think this way, they will call you immoral, heartless or cry human rights violations.
I think people who have no regard for the rule of law are immoral, even if they come from an impoverished country. I think someone who sneaks into the U.S., drains community resources and steals services I pay for is violating my human rights.
Forcing me to pay for charity going to people who break the law makes me an injured party in legal terminology. It is illegal aliens who play unfairly. The liberals in the federal government won't reform immigration. They won't restore the standards my parents had to meet fearing Mexican-American voter backlash. Thus the states, counties and cities now have to take charge of the issue.
The activists and ACLU will bring legal challenges. I say let them. If more states, hundreds of counties and thousands of towns passed their own legislation, the illegal immigrant problem would be largely solved by the American people, and overwhelm the ACLU or MALDEF.
The fact is liberal politicians are seeking to build their constituencies with relaxed standards, amnesty and more taxpayer funded handouts. They don't care about the cost to Americans. The people need to take charge and do Congress' job. Demand that our city and state representatives follow Arizona's standard.
Harold Knudsen
Arlington Heights