All right, I can't hold it in any longer...all this discussion about there being an immigration problem is driving me nuts. Let me spell it out as simply as I understand it to be.
1. There are people in this country who entered and remain here illegally. They are illegal immigrants.
2. There are people in this country who entered and remain here through legal means. They are legal immigrants.
3. There is a difference between the two.
4. People who knowingly break the law should not expect special treatment because they do it en masse.
5. The problem isn't with people immigrating here. The problem is that some do it illegally and then expect to be rewarded in some way for it (federal/state assistance, funds, healthcare, education, etc)
What To Do
The right thing is often not the most popular thing to do, but obviously, if doing the right thing was popular, we wouldn't have nearly the number of problems we do in all areas of life from education to marriages, from journalism to politics. So what's the right thing to do? Uphold the law. Secure the border to keep people from so easily coming here illegally. Enforce the law for those who happen to make it past the borders and deport them. Don't let people who are here illegally live a 'peaceful, worry-free' life, find them, deport them and provide them with the information they need to enter the country legally. Will it hurt some people's feelings....yep, but that's not the basis of our laws. The pursuit of happiness is a right guaranteed to citizens of the US, not gate-crashers.
Something Positive
On a totally unrelated and positive note, I was doing something downstairs when Tanner said to me "Daddy, will you help me." I don't know why, but in that instant I suddenly realized how quickly my time with them is going by. He's seven and won't always be asking me if I'll help him. There may be times he doesn't even want me around. All I know is I called him out of where he was working and gave him a big hug and kinda lost it. I just really love my kids and am so grateful that the Lord has loaned them to me. They've increased my joy (much more often then they've increased my frustration). What an amazing love.
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But how does this position of doing what's "legally" correct square with Christ's position in the parable of the good samaritan. Shouldn't we simply help those who need it based on our understanding of God's law at times not necessarily congress's. At one time, slavery was legal in this country, but many church groups were active participants in the underground railroad. Are you saying they were wrong?
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