What part of illegal do you not understand?

A busybody group from North Texas made its way to Arizona last week to protest that state's law calling for active enforcement of the laws against illegal immigration. There's been much hue and cry and handwringing over a law that merely says Arizona law enforcement should do just that -- enforce the law. Come to find out, most of the handwringers haven't even read it -- namely the U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and the Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano.

At any rate, this group from Texas went over to "educate" the Arizonans. "The fact is that immigrants contribute a lot to our community," said Raul Garcia. Now who said anything about deporting immigrants? I have no problem with immigrants, and most Americans I know don't, either. Raul left out the operative word here -- ILLEGAL.

Then there's the full of wisdom 23-year-old Daniela Sanchez who made the trip. With her many years of experience, she says she hopes she can draw attention to the fact that we need to legalize all these illegal immigrants. While we're at it, Daniela, let's just throw all the other laws out the window, too and legalize all these poor illegal rapists, murderers, and thieves. After all, they just want a better life for themselves, and they only committed crimes because we made those things crimes.

"Group to join Arizona protests." The Dallas Morning News; May 14, 2010. p. 6B.