[Huck]

Since everone's a law breaker, everyone is even more firmly controled by the state.

It's cat and mouse. Nothing new there. There's always someone trying to rain on yer parade, whether it's the state police or just some local goons. That's human nature. Hell, it's just plain nature. So, what to do? Obey every law for the sake of it?

My point is that simply complaining about "lawbreaking" is pointless. Everyone breaks laws. The problem with illegal immigration isn't that it's illegal. The problem is that it's unregulated. We would like to know who's coming in, how many, etc.

[Loyolas Mattman]

Make no mistake, this is essentially a government-sponsored inflation of the rights and privileges associated with United States citizenship.

Too many “citizens” chasing too few government-sponsored resources = problems.

[fr_freak]

My point is that simply complaining about "lawbreaking" is pointless. Everyone breaks laws. The problem with illegal immigration isn't that it's illegal. The problem is that it's unregulated.

No, there is a big difference here. Everyone breaks laws in the sense that many of us drive without seatbelts, exceed the speed limit, drink when we're underage, perhaps enjoy a little contraband now and then, but this is the first instance where the government, normally charged with enforcing the laws, is actually rewarding and encouraging the breaking of its own laws. Our government is now committing conspiracy to violate its own laws (which are actually OUR laws). Imagine a cop not only overlooking your driving 100mph down a residential street, but actually paying you to do it.