Blogger David Vogel of The Cultural Report covered the pro-immigration protest in Burlington today. Here’s part of his report
In an interview following the event, Lopez said, ?These
people need an opportunity to get out of the shadows.? Illegal
immigrants pay taxes and are law-abiding citizens, he asserted. ?We are
a peaceful people and we obey the law, and we want to be here.?However,
Lopez said he supported the deportation of illegals who had been in the
country for less than two years, if they were given ?a decent, human
way to go back to their countries.? When asked his position on border
control, Lopez declared, without hesitation, ?We have to close the
border… For national security, we have to close the border.? His
complaint is with efforts to deport or otherwise punish long-time
residents who have already become part of American society, he said.
Read the whole thing.
