The increase in taxpayer funded work sites for illegal immigrant illustrates how some individuals embrace an illogical understanding and implementation of law AND language, as it relates to so-called "day laborers". 

Day laborer is an inaccurate phrase used to alleviate sensitivities to the usage of the term "illegal alien".   These people break our laws by entering our country illegally and their classification by the papers should reflect this.  Once this terminology discrepancy is resolved, we can concentrate on the legal aspects of this issue. 

Legally speaking, drug dealers break the law by selling drugs.   The police find them and arrest them; case closed.   The police don't work with community leaders to find new locations for them to deal drugs.  Yet, this is the thoughtless and irresponsible solution that some in law enforcement, contracting, and special interests arenas would propose for illegal aliens seeking work.   You can bet that those wishing to find
alternative gathering locations for illegal aliens won't be choosing
their own neighborhoods!

Remember, Illegal aliens are lawbreakers; they just haven't been caught.  To turn a blind eye and facilitate their employment efforts, simply because they are trying to find work to support their families, makes no sense when you consider that drug dealers are seeking the same exact thing.   Supporting an illegal immigrant is aiding and abetting, by the way! 

If we ignore our laws for moral concerns, economic considerations, and sympathetic intentions, then each one of us should strip ourselves of the term "law-abiding citizen"; which just so happens to be the exact opposite of the term "illegal alien". 

Bucktowndusty
Maryland
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