“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
