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Ok, well first off, I don't have any personal agenda like tw suggested, other than of course looking out for the best interests of my family. I do not know any illegal immigrants, and I do not fear losing my job or anything else to an illegal immigrant. I do however, believe that the laws of our country should be respected and followed. And there is a real reason to worry about the immigration issue. Al-Qaeda operatives, just as easily as Mexican migants, can cross our borders and do harm to us. We know they want to. But the cost and complexity in making exeptions to the law is too high to not protect our borders.

Secondly, Mari, I in fact do recognize those words, they are very famous, and I do indeed agree with them. I do feel that every human life is entitled to those things, no matter where they are from, no matter their religion, no matter whether they have been born yet or not, and no matter their race. But that is exactly why we have the system in place to allow for them to come here and pursue their dreams - legally. What you must remember, though, is that those words do not come from the supreme law of the United States - the constitution, but from the Declaration of Independence, so yes obviously there were no U.S. citizens then. However, the words of our Constituion, as written in the preamble -

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

You see, the U.S. Constitution was written at a time when there were U.S. citizens, and it was written in the best interests of U.S. citizens. It may sound harsh coming like this, but that is what the U.S. government is here for. And it is the job of the Mexican government to look out for the best interests of their citizens, as it is the job of the Canadian government to look out for their citizens, and so on...for every country out there...their ultimate responsibility lies with their own citiznens.

I'm not trying to say that illegal immigrants don't have rights, because they do. They have those inalienable rights of all humans, and laws have been established to protect those rights. They are allowed due process, they are allowed to be treated humanely. But at the end of the day, when it is all said and done, they have broken the law. You cannot deny that. You may not agree with the law, and you can try and change the law, but the law has been broken, and they will be returned from whence they came.

It's not perfect by any means, but what, pray tell, is?