Illegal immigration is illegal. Against the law. We can't pick and choose which laws to enforce, because then we might as well have no laws at all. I'd even support building a manned wall across the border because we're supposed to enforce laws.

Here's the thing. Are our laws moral and beneficial to the country? If you think our immigration laws are bad, and want to let all these people in the country, change the laws, but don't continue rationalizing and excusing lawlessness.

So here's the rub. As soon as you change the law, these people are no longer illegal, meaning they have to pay taxes, they have to paid at minimum wage, etc. Suddenly you'll have huge levels of unemployment among Hispanic immigrants and businesses that depended on illegal alien day laborers will have to cut back on their operations. Then you'll have people saying, "Gee, I wish there were more restrictive immigration laws again." Basically people will want lawlessness back.

The other option for change is that you tighten and enforce immigration laws. Companies that depend on illegal alien laborers will have some problems, but you won't have the huge levels of Hispanic unemployment. The hypocrisy of our current non-enforcement will no longer give the impression that laws in the U.S. are really just guidelines that no one follows. And perhaps best of all, countries like Mexico that feed our illegal population will be forced to change their ways and try to build a decent economy of their own, instead of sending all their problems to us, and receiving wages sent back from the apple orchards.

Or we can keep things the way they are now. Keep telling our children that laws aren't that important. Continue with a system that discourages cultural and lingual assimilation, artificially lowers wages, and gives pre-existing criminals and terrorists an easy way in to the country.

Out of three options, there's only one that's mostly good for the country, and that would be the one involving tightening and enforcing immigration laws.

Here's some food for thought, however. I have no problem with any race or religion most of the time. And I know that most Muslims are supposedly peaceful and such. But right now, that particular religion seems to have a lot more violence and hatred in it than any other. Demographics in the U.S. are changing rapidly, and the country may look completely different in 50 years. Would you rather the new majority be Hispanic or Muslim? Hispanic versus anyone else, and I wouldn't care, but at this moment in time, a quick look at cnn.com tells me that any American with a care for the future of the country after they die would have to prefer a future Hispanic majority.

Is Hispanic supposed to be capitalized?