I have a hard time sorting between legislation and compassion when it comes to the issue of illegal immigration. Do I think people should be entering illegally - no. Does it cause some problems for people - most likely. But at the same time do we block people out? What is worse, how are legal immigrants, especially from Mexico, going to be treated?

In Dallas they have pressed harsh fines on landlords who house illegal immigrants and they have changed the city's language to English, reports CNN. One thing to mention is that the city refrained from voting on a proposal to fine companies that employ illegal immigrants.

So what does this mean? Well, it means that any Latino person will be viewed with suspicion more than they already may be. It means landlords will be reluctant to house Latinos, and will surely require more paperwork and background checks than they would have initially. Settling an official city language prohibits others, Latino or any other non-native English speaker, from functioning well within the suburb.

In summary, the suburb has just dropped its invisible democratic hand to the plight of people who are more subject to the street or overcrowding, which in turn leads to higher prospects of crime. It also means that the suburb will become a safe haven for white flight.

Like I said, I don't think people should be entering illegally, but I think I want to err on the side of compassion and say that this suburb is using the law despicably.

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