I just got home from work myself.
"If the government policed the aliens and sealed up the borders, then I'd find it easier to trust that it's motivations are sincere. "
Never going to happen.
"My neighbors are drug dealers and thieves, so I can't rely upon them. That leaves only me. Aren't you glad you're not part of my family?"
I think I would be looking for a new hangout.
This was a nice area, when I bought the place 20-years ago. Now, only a lunatic or someone looking for rental property would buy it, and I wouldn't sell it to someone who would rent it out. That's what messed the area up in the first place. Had I only known then ...