Mormons prolly just fell out of love with #12.
Or you get your rocks off by needling them.
Mormons prolly just fell out of love with #12.
But what sustains the law? Are we morally obligated to follow an immoral law? Mexicans are fleeing a land of drug lords and poverty in order to give their family a chance. We should refer to them as refugees than "illegal immigrants", however, we need to constantly remind ourselves that they did not come into the country 'legally'. Never mind the fact that our "just laws" make it nearly impossible for the men, women, and children locked in poverty to move to the United States legally.
An inconvenient article of faith
12 We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.
What does that have to do with anything. Are Mormons the only Americans? Even assuming they are you are always going to have you jack Mormons just liek in any group of any kind.
That was basically a stupid attempt at bringing Mormonism into theis topic. You are better than that.
Having a set of criteria for people to become citizens ain't immoral.
No matter how wonderful it sounds we can't take the worlds poor into our country and further tax our "safety nets" without asking for a social contract in return...learn our laws, history, language, and obey our laws.
It would actually be more appropriate to refer to them as illegal aliens, seeing as many of them have no intention of becoming citizens.
I was actually thinking about the Pledge of Allegiance today and made a commitment to myself: I'm not going to put my hand over my heart or recite it until Americans start living by it. "With liberty and justice for all." I have a feeling I've recited my last pledge.
I don't think many believe that there shouldn't be a process for folks to obtain visas, work permits, citizenship, etc...
Where I think we, as Americans, have EPIC failed, is the self analysis.
If we were trying to enter the USA or become citizens, would we ourselves go through the long, excruciating, confusing, painful, expensive process? I imagine that the answer would be NO. Most of us would do EXACTLY the same as so many Mexicans have.
Are our agencies properly employed? Are our processes and policies too expensive, bureaucratic, or take too long? What are we doing to ENCOURAGE legal immigration? Perhaps cutting some of the red tape would do wonders?
Instead of just labeling people as ILLEGALS or LAZY or ENTITLED lets look ourselves in the mirror.
If "hard" criteria is immoral than you two need to tear up your mason lodge cards cause I hear there is a super hard criteria in there about being honest.
What are everyone's thoughts on the U.S. getting more involved in fixing the problems on the Mexico side of the border?