| "The other day, I went to the store with my friend the kangaroo. They had a sign that said 'No Kangaroos Allowed' I said to my friend, 'Well, what can I do? They don't allow kangaroos.'" -Guido, Life is Beautiful At the beginning of one of the final episodes of Band of Brothers, one of the veterans talks about how, under different circumstances, he might have been friends with some of the German soldiers. They were all just young men doing what supposedly good young men do, defending their country. They followed orders. They died for problems and solutions that they did not create. It didn't matter whether they liked or disliked Jews, they were loyal to their country. Twenty years after Americans helped defeat the regime that posted "No Jews Allowed" signs on their storefronts, Americans had "No Blacks Allowed" signs on their storefronts. How could they be so blind and ignorant? Now it's forty years later. It's election time. I hear as many campaign commercials as songs on the radio at work. When they're not saying, "The other guy eats babies for breakfast and has dinner with the Devil." they say, "There are 250,000 illegal immigrants in Colorado. The other guy is soft on illegal immigration, but I'm tough on illegal immigration. We love legal immigrants, but illegal means illegal." What I want to know is, Why does illegal immigration have to be illegal? Why do we have to protect our borders from people who will build our houses and roads and cook good mexican and asian food? From people who just want a better life for their children? Let them come in legally, you say. Right, but I'm thinking there must be some reason people risk their lives taking the dangerous route of illegal immigration. I don't know how people are supposed to go about entering the country legally, but I'm sure it could be made easier. I'm sure there are tons of forms and fees that people can't afford until after they've found work in America. I think I heard somewhere that there's a limit to the number of immigrants allowed each year. Why? Is all that necessary? I guess the government likes to be able to keep tabs on the people that are in America. So how about making the immigration process as simple as trading a signature and a fingerprint for an identification number, at least until they get settled in. The arguments I've heard in favor of stricter immigration laws and enforcement all have to do with money. They're taking all the good jobs. They don't pay taxes. They're all on welfare. No, they're not. They don't make enough to have to pay taxes. And I don't think so. Do you pay tithes? Guess what, the Bible never says you have to give ten percent of your money to the pastor of your church. The biblical tithe was food and it was supposed to be shared with the Levites, aliens, orphans and widows. Farmers were supposed to leave the edges of their fields unharvested so that the aliens, orphans and widows could get some free food. So biblically we are supposed to give handouts to foreigners living in our land. So what if it costs us a little extra to help a starving suffering family? And what I really don't understand is why some people think that they did some great deed by being born in America. As if they have anything to do with where they're born. Birthplace, nationality, race, skin color. These should not be factors in determining who will be allowed to work at certain jobs and where a person must live. "The world is a ghetto" "I pledge allegiance to a country without borders, without politicians" | 
