She just said no (to the INS)

You've probably heard about the illegal alien woman from Mexico holed up in a Chicago church with her US-born son, refusing to be deported.

The woman who is refusing to abide by US law, a Ms. Elvira Arellano (not to be confused with the real Elvira--hey, Halloween is coming), ironically runs a foundation for immigrants called "La Familia Latina Unida". Wonder if it's 'press two for English' there?

She attempts to comfort everyone by saying,

“I’m not a terrorist,”

As if that's the only reason she might get deported. Meanwhile the kooks are already out there making Rosa Parks comparisons and such, but we'll let Jesse and Al take care of them.

Writing these type of posts sometimes produces commenters who'll ask "why are you wingers so opposed to people making a living?" It's not that, folks. Immigrants are free to proceed legally in their pursuit of the American dream. Millions have done so, and her attitude would seem an affront to them as well. What really bothers people is the sheer arrogance, evidenced here by Ms. Arellano's own translated comments:

Ms. Arellano also posted a statement, saying if she is arrested on “holy ground,” she “will know that God wants me to be an example of the hatred and hypocrisy of the current policy of this government.”

Apparently no modern protest is complete without at least a passing offhand slap towards Bush's punch-drunk noggin, even though he's been in favor of an amnesty program all along. Maybe she actually meant Sensenbrenner or Tancredo, but couldn't think of their names. Or pronounce them.

But, it will be intriguing to see if any intrepid MSM reporters ask her to explain her own personal hypocrisy. From what we know she snuck in illegally, was deported, came back and popped out a kid (where's the father?) and is now using the child to block her second deportation, all from the friendly confines of a church. Surely Janet Reno would not approve.

The Times story finished it's attempted canonization of Ms. Arellano by quoting her as saying the church would protect her, yet made no mention of any Biblical passages relating to the matter. For me the one that comes to mind is Jesus telling his flock to "Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's."

The ICE folks don't plan to run riot-gear troopers into the church, which is pretty much a no-brainer. That will probably make this story go away, but the entire immigration issue is not likely to follow suit before November--unless we let it.

MORE 8/19/06

Some may point to the old saying, "there by the grace of God go I", which is always something to keep in mind, but it doesn't necessarily pertain to folks who intentionally break the law.

STILL MORE 8/19/06

Somebody is trying to address the problem, but I suspect his bill will go over like a lead balloon.