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Arizona law about the law, not people
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Aug. 4, 2010 12:05 am
It is what it is. Illegal immigrant means a person is breaking the law to cross our borders. They are not following the same rules as legal immigrants.
I try to find a way to rationalize that people in this country without a legal status should be able to stay here but my conclusion always comes back to the fact that illegal means against the law.
No one who is in this country illegally should be afforded the same rights as those who are here legally. I applaud Arizona's new law and urge people to remember that this is an argument concerning laws, not people.
Karen Ellis
Cedar Rapids
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