Reply #426: That is a shame...

[Along the Red Ledge]

DOUGLAS, Ariz., Aug. 18 - Spent shells litter the ground at what is left of the firing range, and camouflage outfits still hang in a storeroom. Just a few months ago, this ranch was known as Camp Thunderbird, the headquarters of a paramilitary group that promised to use force to keep illegal immigrants from sneaking across the border with Mexico.

Now, in a turnabout, the 70-acre property about two miles from the border is being given to two immigrants whom the group caught trying to enter the United States illegally.

For instance, let's say you own a house with 6 bedrooms. You see a homeless person on the street. He says he wants to make a better life for himself but all he needs is a chance. Can you help him? Well, you decide that since you have extra space, you will invite him in and let him use a room and have room and board in exchange for helping out around the house so he can earn what he needs to make it on his own.

All cool in the school, right?

Now, suppose, someone breaks into your home through your basement, sneaks into another bedroom and occupies it and you don't learn of this until you come downstairs and see them raiding the fridge and ordering pay-per-view. You tell him he is uninvited and unwanted and to vacate immediately. He refuses and claims he has every right to break into your house, eat your food, use your utilities and refuses to contribute to the house hold, to boot.

People entering our nation illegally should not be rewarded for breaking the law. In my opinion, illegal aliens from any nation should be deported back to their countries of origin, ASAP, with their nation's of origin footing the bill and paying heavy fines with the offenders being barred from immigrating for ten years.

There are proper channels for immigration and for political asylum. Sneaking into a nation illegally is not one of them.