Comment:
I have read with interest the several articles published recently about immigration problems in the United States. They are lamenting the raids carried out by the immigration and Customs Enforcement arm of the government and anguishing over the breakup of families and the cloud of uncertainty over those who do not have the proper papers.
I agree that it is definitely a problem, but wonder why the basic reason for this anguish seems to be pushed to the background or not mentioned at all. Those people came to the United States illegally. They came without the proper papers. They consciously made that decision — to break our laws. … I sympathize with them because it means their families are broken up, but still, they were taking a chance by entering the country illegally and if the authorities finally catch them, then their attempt didn’t work and they must pay for their crime. Allowing people who have broken the law to get off without any consequence only encourages more to try and makes a mockery of our laws. …
Of course, the answer to the problem is some sort of guest worker program, where we can keep track of who’s here and offer them services accordingly. …
Yes, the Bible instructs us to care for the alien in our land, but the aliens in the Bible were not “undocumented,” only discriminated against, … Now, all countries of the world have particular laws about who, why, and when a person can enter and stay in their land and all people need to abide by them. … Help them with food and moral support, but if they don’t have proper papers, then they should have to abide by our laws, which unfortunately for them means deportation and broken families. It was their choice. …
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