Illegal Immigration - An Open Letter to the U.S. Senate
Dear Senate,
As a U.S. Citizen, I would like to continue living in a country, which operates on the "Rule of Law". Talk about amnesty for illegal immigrants flaunts that principle, since amnesty means to not apply penalties associated with law breaking. It is also a sociological fact that if one can ignore a law and not be penalized, it is then much easier to break the next law.
I have previously suggested a registration day for all illegal immigrants. Those who register are recorded as illegal immigrants with penalties associated with a misdemeanor. However, the penalties associate with the registration are minimal and include paying a fine, attending English class and registering as an applicant for citizenship. Those who do not register and are later apprehended are given jail terms of 6 months to a year in a facility equivalent in quality to that existing in their home country.
My votes for Senators Cornyn and Hutchison in the forthcoming elections will be based on how closely they adhere to the described immigrant registration program. Anything that can be considered amnesty will automatically eliminate my vote for reelection.