This lady wrote the best letter I have seen in the Editorials in ages!! It
> explains things better than anything you'll 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 done 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
> whowill 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."