The Problem with Illegals

Why do so many people insist that people who are in our country illegally should have the same civil rights as American citizens? Right now there are activist groups calling on the President to stop deporting illegals. And he's listening to them. Sheriffs patrolling the Mexican border have been told to reduce the number of illegal border crossers that they arrest. Why? Why do the children born of illegal immigrants get citizenship in our country? All these bleeding hearts say "oh, we can't seperate the children from their parents. That would be cruel". Hey, here's an idea: deport them together. Our country is experiencing an economic depression. Unemployment is currently at 8.8%, and that's just the people who are filing for unemployment. I'm sure the actual number is much higher than that. These illegals come over the border and take jobs that would otherwise be open for a tax-paying American citizen. I just read an article which estimated that around 3.5% of the population in America is here illegally. Think about how much income that number represents. Income that nobody is paying taxes on, which, in turn, raises the taxes that you and I pay to make up the difference. Why, when Jan Brewer tried to secure the border in Arizona, did she meet such stiff opposition from the federal government? The majority of Americans have made it clear that we want our borders secured. But once again, the Many are forced to pander to the Few. I think it's time that Political Correctness took a backseat to Democracy.