This from an email....
Putting Cross-Border Trespassing in Perspective
A lady wrote the best letter I have seen in the Editorials* in ages! It explains things better than all the stuff you hear on TV.
Recently large demonstrations have taken place across the* country protesting the fact that Congress is finally addressing the* issue of illegal immigration. Certain people are angry that the U.S.* might protect its own borders, might make it harder to sneak into this* country and, once here, to stay indefinitely. Let me see if I* correctly understand the thinking behind these protests.
Let's say I break into your house. Let's say that when you* discover me in your house, you insist that I leave. But I say, "I've* made all the beds and washed the dishes and did the laundry and swept the* floors; I've done all the things you don't like to do. I'm* hard-working and honest (except for when I broke into your house) .
"According to the protesters, not only must you let me stay,* you must add me to your family's insurance plan and provide other* benefits to me and to my family (my husband will do your yard work* because he too is hard-working and honest, except for that breaking in* part). If you try to call the police or force me out, I will call my* friends who will picket your house carrying signs that proclaim my* right to be there. It's only fair, after all, because you have a nicer* house than I do, and I'm just trying to better myself. I'm* hard-working and honest ... um, except for ... well, you know.
"And what a deal it is for me!! I live in your house,* contributing only a fraction of the cost of my keep, and there is* nothing you can do about it without being accused of selfishness, prejudice and being* anti-housebreaker."
Did I miss anything? Does this sound reasonable to you? If it* does, grab a sign and go picket something. If this sounds insane to you,* call your senators and enlighten them because they are stumbling in the* darkness right now and really need your help."
So, let's all go break into C-T's house.* He won't mind sharing his wealth.* Just make sure you sweep up before you leave.*
