Catch an Illegal

Jason Villalba of the Dallas News reported on November 25, 2013 that students of an organization at the University of Texas commissioned an event called "Catch an Illegal Immigrant." Apparently this was a game in which a person would win a $25 gift card if they reported an illegal immigrant. Villalba states that "instead of denigrating and dehumanizing those among us who have transgressed our laws, let us find ways to better enable undocumented immigrants to satisfy their obligations to our country, to pay back taxes and any penalties that they have incurred as a result of their transgressions, and to learn English and assimilate into the American culture." I could not agree with him more. In previous posts I have expressed that illegal immigrants are usually here to better their lives, and I think that Villalba thinks the same. His idea of doing things to better enable these immigrants to satisfy their obligations are perfect. Illegal immigrants are people too, and many people seem to forget this.

As a conservative Hispanic, explaining 'catch an illegal' to my child