Unfortunately, stories such as this are a far to common occurance. The few scant stories we see in the media are only a mere fraction of what occurs. As long as there is an "us vs. them" mentality, we will always have a hardline segment of society wanting to throw up a wall topped with barbed wire and manned machine guns.

Anytime there's an "us vs. them" mentality, it's easy to put compassion on the wayside. The Minuteman Militia was in the Houston area back in October, I believe. They started taking pictures of daylaborers, and of the contractors hiring them. The Minutemen had no idea if the daylaborers were illegal immigrants or not. In reality it's a mixture of both.
But it didn't matter to them. In their zeal for patriotism, they have dehumanized this segment of society.

Despite what a person's stance on immigration may be, until we get rid of this "us vs. them" dichotomy, I fear for the soul of this country.

Immigration VS illegal immigration must be considdered, I am a LEGAL immigrant and I have my green card...

It was my own choice to come to the United States but in all reality i'd have more social benefits if I stayed in the Netherlands, but I chose to come to America since i'd have beter opertunities, and besides, it looked gloomy for my wife's case for immigration since I was not making an income.

So if you think immigrant, think of someone like me, legally coming here, don't confuse that with the illegals.