Amid the rising stakes and rising emotions of the immigration reform debate, the Paper of Record offers this insight. Front page headline:
“Path to Deportation Can Start With a Traffic Stop”
Indeed. It could also start with border security, but beginning anywhere a person has violated two laws (one in coming illegally and one in a moving violation) is a good fall back position. I believe the technical term for this process is called “enforcement” and it is part of a larger concept in Western Civilization know as “the rule of law.”