Vancouver resident Debra Kalz says ‘without laws, we would be a nation of chaos’

Editor’s note: Opinions expressed in this letter to the editor are those of the author alone and may not reflect the editorial position of ClarkCountyToday.com

It is not within the County Council’s purview to make these kinds of resolutions. They are sworn to uphold the constitution and not enact their own rulings with regard to federal law enforcement. People who have entered illegally must face the consequences of their actions. Illegal activity may mean separation from the family, however, if you were jailed for a crime, you’d be separated nonetheless.

As regards to laws about immigration, we either follow all the laws or we work to change them. Ranting and raving does nothing towards those changes. Why bother having laws at all? They work like the bumpers on a bowling alley lane. It keeps us on the straight and narrow and within the lane. Why do we have lanes on roads? To protect us from chaos on the streets, to indicate when and where to make turns and where we are allowed to go.

Without laws, we would be a nation of chaos. If I can choose which laws I want to disregard, then I’ll just start driving down those stupid Fourth Plain lanes for bicycles. Why shouldn’t I? Because they’re separated, marked, for those particular people.

I, myself, had an immigrant dad. He did it the right way, became a citizen, voted and was a productive member of society. Everyone can do that. Just follow the laws.

Debra Kalz
Vancouver

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