BOORTZ - ILLEGAL ALIEN HOLED UP IN CHURCHThis

ILLEGAL ALIEN HOLED UP IN CHURCHThis is one of those stories that is supposed to pull your heart strings. It involves the case of 31-year-old Elvira Arellano, a Chicago woman and illegal immigrant from Mexico. Rather than face deportation, she has decided to seek refuge in a Chicago church...where she's been for a couple days. Evidently her thought process is that the Feds aren't going to march into a place of worship and arrest her. She's probably right.But here's the wrinkle...she has a 7-year-old son...who is a U.S. citizen. So why shouldn't we feel sorry for Ms. Arellano? Well, here's what she did to get on the wrong side of things and face deportation. In 1997, she illegally came to the United States and got deported. She came right back, this time hanging around for several more years before being arrested at O'Hare airport where she worked as a cleaning lady under a false Social Security number. She was ordered to appear at the immigration office in Chicago...and here we are. So what should happen? The Immigration and Customs Enforcement should follow the law. March right up to the door of the church with a warrant for her arrest and take her in. There is a right way to come to the United States.....and this isn't it. If we continue to make exceptions for illegal aliens that are breaking our laws and coming here by the millions, then we'll never get a handle on illegal immigration. But...they're not going to do that. They'll wait her out. The minute she leaves (and she will,) they'll arrest her and ship her back to Mexico where she belongs.
One more thing. We need to change the law that makes children born to illegal aliens automatic U.S. citizens. Few countries follow this example. It makes no sense for us either.