I have no sympathy for Paris Hilton’s plight, but if similar offenses by tens of thousands of illegal immigrants were given the same amount of attention this country would be a lot safer.

Typically, illegals just pack up and move to another area after being arrested and charged with some offense and then released on their own recognizance or on bond. Little effort is made to locate these fugitives and bring them to justice. Is this because we don’t consider their behavior to be correctable? Or that they are just not worth our effort? After all, they have already demonstrated that they have no respect for our laws simply by coming here.

I have a problem with deer eating the vegetables in my garden. Knowing that I’m not going to be able to change the innate foraging nature of the deer there are at least two things I can do to ensure that I will be able to harvest enough vegetables for my household. One is to build a deer-proof fence around my garden. The other is to grow enough vegetables for my household and the deer. I have found the latter to be the most practical.

In other words I have decided to just accept the cost of the foraging deer rather than try to change their nature. That’s because I know they are just animals. Are we demeaning the illegal immigrants by not holding them accountable for their actions? Are we treating them like they are less than human?