Not all laws. But if a particular law is broken extremely often and is hardly ever enforced by our government, I think we should seriously consider why we still have that law on the books and whether we should radically modify it or do away with that particular law.
If I could change one basic rule of the legal system, it would be to require an expiration date (not more than twenty years or so from enactment) on all laws. (Worthwhile laws could be re-enacted for another term, using the same procedures as if the law were completely new.)
I believe that the people who are protesting today aren’t all illegals. I was listening to the Spanish radio station this morning off and on, and they made no distinction between illegals and non-illegals attending the events planned.
My contractor does drywalling in addition to his regular job with a construction firm. He has so much demand at this point that he isn’t taking new jobs for a while so he can clear the backlog of stuff he already has.
Not only that, but contractors who hire illegals are more likely to ignore safety regulations. If we’re using anecdotes, I can add my own. A local rep for the IUE happened by a site where a crew was putting up a college dorm. He got the site shut down, becasue everyone was wearing sneakers. The investigation revealed that they were violating several other regulations and that half the workers were in the country illegally.
Really, if anyone else said, “I can’t believe someone intefered with our illegal activities. I don’t know who’s going to pay for this,” what would your reaction be?
I agree - I think the first line quoted from CNN is a little misleading; is it really just illegal immigrants who are protested, such that we can assume any business that has employees walk out is criminal?