Immigration: The law is the law?
@AmericanWoman (298)
United States
April 30, 2008 6:00am CST
Shipley's Donut's was raided 5 o'clock in the morning while employee's getting ready to start thier day. Helocopter's outside police, ICE, 20 people taken into custody. Waiting on deportation.
Some are fighting to stay in the US where there live have been for years.
"They came here, and what did they do? Solis said. "They didn't get on welfare.
They didn't commit any crimes.
They have been working. They have been an asset to the country."
State Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston saidThe law is the law -"They are here illegally and they need to go home."
Lopez and other Shipley worker's said thier initial shock durring the raid gave way to a hard reality: The life they built in Houston could be ending.
Do you think they are an asset to our comunity or is the law the law?
2 responses
@sherlock27 (913)
• United States
30 Apr 08
My Father came here from Ireland legally in 1939. I believe the law is the law. I don't see how stockpiling people in basements and attics is an asset. More cars filling the parking spaces in neighborhoods, physical fights at all hours, children crying and screaming at all hours without A NORMAL BEDTIME. Shop lifting is a way of life to some of these people.Let them do things properly.
@SHAMRACK (8576)
• India
30 Apr 08
Dear friend,
I do not want to give any cut throat opinion on this as there are much to study before that. Still basic feeling in me is that law with an humanitarian consideration safeguarding the nation and the citizens are most welcomed. Still we all tend to go for better pasture when chances come. Laws tend to be changed according to the time and other changes or it might get outdated. Hence I feel more liberal laws emphasizing the welfare of immigrants connected tot he the welfare of nation might help this.
