Today, thousands of immigrants - legal, illegal, or sympathizers marched across 50 cities in the United States, protesting for Congress to grant amnesty rights to millions of illegal aliens. Michael Conlan, in his article for Reuters, explains the view of one immigrant sympathizer:

“If these people are good enough to pay taxes, they’re good enough to be citizens,” said Chris Delgado, a tax preparer from Skokie, Illinois, who came to a Chicago rally.

It seems to me that if immigrants are paying income taxes, either they are legally allowed to be here or are committing a crime by making up or stealing someone’s Social Security number. Wouldn’t the latter be considered fraud? I say if illegal immigrants, or any immigrants for that matter, are good enough to be citizens, they’re definately good enough to enter our country in a legal manner. Afterall, isn’t the debate in Congress about how to go about securing our borders and defending our society from illegal aliens?

In Chicago, more than 300,000 people marched for so-called “immigrant rights” :

More than 300,000 people marched through the streets of Chicago for immigration rights as cheers, songs and the beat of drums drowned out the sound of cars honking in support.

A seemingly endless sea of people holding signs calling for amnesty for illegal immigrants and an end to deportation and raids walked beneath a colorful array of flags chanting “we want to pay taxes” and “we want to own homes” in Spanish.

By calling for amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants, it is my opinion those marching have no respect for the rule of law or the United States. Millions of immigrants have entered our country illegally and it is time for Congress to do something about it. We must not reward illegal behavior or compromise our country’s values. We must stand up for what is right and punish illegals who step over our border illegally and fine those companies that hire illegal aliens.