Don wrote:
"Rudy Canoza" wrote
No, and neither does the U.S. That's a nice, quaint little poem, but it
is not national immigration law - nor should it be. We do not, and should
not, simply abolish immigration law.

WE don't make laws.
Politicians do, and they are usually wrong.

I meant "we" as a nation. For better or worse -
usually worse - our elected officials pass laws for us.
They are responsive to public opinion. However, the
public rarely hold a unanimous opinion.