Once again, a reporter tries to tug at our heartstrings with a story of a poor illegal alienÂ’s oppression by the evil American government and the enforcement of immigration laws. And it shows the fundamental dishonesty at work in the debate over illegal immigration

Fear has gripped immigrant families across the country as federal agents raid neighborhoods, work sites and jails in a nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration.

Tens of thousands of people have been rounded up over the past several months, and many more are afraid to leave home, answer a knock on the door or leave their children alone in fear they might be next. Churches and community groups are stepping in with legal advice and financial aid for families split up or left without an income because of the sweeps.

"My kids are asking me, 'Why is this happening, mommy? Why did they take uncle away?'," said Dinora Sanchez, whose uncle was taken by immigration officials in January while riding his bike to a construction job in this low-income city northeast of San Francisco. "I'm afraid. There are no explanations I can give them."

Yes, there is an answer that this woman could give to her children – your uncle broke the law and has to face the consequences of his illegal behavior. That is what you would say had he committed a robbery or a murder – why not this offense as well? Could it be that doing so would force the kids to ask other questions – like “Isn’t breaking the law wrong?” So rather than teach the children respect for the law, immigrants like Dinora Sanchez teach their children that law-breaking is acceptable and the enforcement of laws is a racist, oppressive scheme by the government against people with the wrong skin-tone or ethnic heritage.

Ultimately, immigration raids ought to frighten those breaking immigration laws. Indeed, it ought to scare them so much that they return to their country of origin and seek to enter the country legally

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