Call me crazy, but it seems mean-spirited - or worse - to tack onto a thread regarding an accident in which 15 human beings lost their lives, and eight more were seriously injured, condemnation of undocumented persons. It would, rather, be more appropriate to remember that we all exist under the same sun; that we all cry the same tears; and, as the poet John Donne wrote, every one of us is a piece of the same life source.
OK your're crazy. LOL,
I agree this should not turn into a debate about illegal immigration. I understand that illegal immigration is a major issue that must be adressed, but I have a hard time getting worked up over a guy breaking the law so that he can earn a living. But I recognize that I'm saying that as a NYer, as opposed to someone living in a border state.
Whenever anyone mentions the current illegal immigration crisis, I think of my best friend from HS, Jessica. Her parents are from Ecuador, any came here illegally in the mid 70's. Back then, apparently, if you had a baby in the US, you, the child and the child's father all gained US citizenship, which is what Jessica's mom did w/ her older sister Angie.
Jessie's mom told me about thier crossing. They somehow got seperated, and Jessie's mom had to literally swim across the Rio Grande river at 9 months pregnant, while her dad hitchhiked and got picked up by a trucker, who bought him breakfast, and gave him his boss's business card and told him when he got a TX license he would help him get a job, which he later worked for 20 yrs. She said when he arrived at the hospital for the delivery and they exchanged stories, she slapped him, LOL.
At any rate, what I was getting at was that this illegal immigrant with an "anchor baby" is now a homeowner and has her MSW and is a social worker for Westchester County, NY, and her 2 daughters are marrired and are productive members of society, so I guess I can see both sides of the illegal immigration debate.
Sorry for the lengthy post!