Sunday, July 08, 2007

Illegal Aliens - Victimless Crime

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There is a post at Cafe Hayek about immigration. The comments are in the dozens with some mighty verbal blows being exchanged.

Part of my last comment there included this:

This is not "victimless" as you proposed and has been refuted by several commentors. You may not feel personally victimized, but when the basic concept of the rule of law is so blatantly ignored, our society's very foundation is victimized.

This is not a philosophical moot point. It is the essence of our cooperative and democratic processes that we follow the laws that the majority has passed as long as they are constitutional. There is nothing in our history that says we should give free passes on occasion, just because it happens to be convenient for government officials.

Strange that the other "victimless" crime doesn't get free passes.

I guess sex is more dangerous to our society than foreigners coming into our country without following processes designed to keep out criminals and those seeking to destroy us or flooding our country with millions who may contribute menial labor while creating strains on major community social services and systems.

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