I received the following e-mail from one of my friends in Tucson, Arizona recently.  I lived in Tucson until two years ago.  Arizona, of course, is one of the major illegal entry points into the country.  Arizona’s Senator John McCain, who is a Republican, is reported to be one of the major sponsors for the just passed Senate “immigration” bill.  The article is purported to have been a letter to the editor.  Where it was published and who wrote it was not given.  It is similar to my post on May 2, 2006 entitled “Immigration, Immigration, Immigration.” (http://www.christiangunslinger.blogspot.com/)  I thought it should be posted here.


“This is a letter from a regular legal American citizen

Recently large demonstrations have taken place across the country protesting the fact Congress is finally addressing the issue of illegal immigration.  Certain people are angry 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.  When you discover me in your house, you insist 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 hard-working and honest..um, except…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 a foreign flag—my addition) and go picket something.


If this sounds insane (my underline) to you, call your senators and enlighten them because they are stumbling in the darkness right now and really need your help.


BECAUSE COMMON SENSE IS NO LONGER COMMON IN WASHINGTON..”