When Laws Become Contemptible

According to news reports, immigration advocates are advising illegals that their best bet against deportation is to clam up and say nothing when the cops come calling. This hacks off critics who claim the do-gooders are aiding lawbreakers. Quoting one article, "It shows blatant contempt for the rule of law in this country and blatant contempt for local police working with federal authorities to clean up this mess," said Chris Simcox, president of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps. Continuing crackdowns on undocumented border-busters have thousands of immigrants flocking to pro-immigrant forums where techniques on ducking deportation are taught. Mass movements have always engaged in widespread lawbreaking whenever enough people decided the current laws were contemptible.

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