Friday, June 08, 2007

Letter to the Editor, Seattle Times

These illegal immigrants are in the mess they're in because of their own choices and actions; no one dragged them kicking and screaming against their will across the border.

An American citizen cannot choose which laws of this country to obey and which to ignore; an immigrant who has no citizenship status whatsoever certainly does not enjoy that privilege, either.

This is the root issue: They have broken the law by illegally entering this country and now demand to be rewarded for their crimes with citizenship. I do not support their cause because I do not support lawbreakers. It is that simple.

If they want to become American citizens, there is an established process in place by which that goal may be achieved.

To allow these 12 million criminals, because that is what they are, to become American citizens is a slap in the face to every immigrant who waited patiently for the opportunity to enter this country legally.

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