I don't know about "owing" anyone anything, I certainly don't think we do. First, I have difficulty hearing pious insistence on obeying the law (that is not aimed at you, rick) from those who routinely break any law to their advantage.

And beyond that, the law has increasingly been shaped to give advantage to those who already have advantage, wealth to those with abundance. Our laws regarding immigration have been carefully designed to preserve the advantage for a few investors who profit from the illegal status of immigrants. It is just one part of a comprehensive system of keeping those without weak and requiring them to take great risks just to survive.

This system is global and pernicious. I just cannot get at all excitied by undocumented workers when we allow 535 thiefs in Congress to walk away with riches while permitting the plunder of the world.

of all the problems we face today, undocumented workers is in fact maybe number 500 at best.

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