More on the Border

Let's assume that most Mexican illegals are here for a job.

Not all illegals are like Miguel Paddilla of Gallitzin, PA, who blasted three legal American citizens and left them bleeding to death on the steps of the UVA club.

You want to come here to work? No Problem - we have welcomed many millions of immigrants before and they have become part of the American family. My own family has immigrant roots. That's not the issue.

The issue is the fact that you are here illegally. That means something, and it is making a great many of us very angry.

Why? Take a look at this picture:

The ugly one on the right is my US Marine son. The lovely lady beside him is his wife, and the boy on my son's lap is our step-grandson. Why does the illegal issue make me angry? Because my son has spent thousands of dollars and many hours of time to make his Thai wife a legal immigrant. We have not yet met our daughter-in-law in person. She is well-educated, intelligent, and speaks English very well. If she came to this country she would not be in the fields picking strawberries. He is not alone - ask any military family what they go through to get their foreign-born spouses into this country.

Should we put out the welcome mat and offer citizenship to those who jumped our border, while we let people like my daughter-in-law shuffle paperwork for years before they get in?

My solution - (did I say this before?) don't round up the illegals and deport them. Slap the biggest fine you can on every single employer who hires them. Offer rewards for those who turn them in. Stop the welfare, medical, and educational subsidies for those who are not here legally. Offer them a free bus trip back. When the cash cow dries up, they will go home on their own, and then GET IN LINE with the rest of the immigrants. Wait your turn, pay your dues, and do it legally - and we welcome you to our American family. Do it illegally, and we give you the boot right back to where you came from. Try it again, and maybe Gitmo would be a good alternative.