ILLEGAL: It's not OK

Did someone change the definition of the word “illegal?”

I read a disturbing headline recently. It was entitled, “White House tells public schools to enroll illegals despite lack of age or address evidence.” Now taxpayers have to educate people in this country illegally.

What part of illegal is our government not understanding? Stealing is illegal and people go to jail for it. It is enforced rigorously by law enforcement agencies. Drugs are illegal, and our government has waged a war on it and is locking up men, women and children at an alarming rate for this illegal activity. Illegal immigrants are in this country illegally, and anyone helping to allow these illegals to remain in our country are guilty of conspiring to harbor illegal immigrants and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, just like any other illegal activity is prosecuted in this country. During wartime this would be considered treason, and punishable by death. There’s no choice. It is illegal for them to be here — period. If I had children in school, I would pull them out and put them in private school or home school them. Our children will suffer a lesser education while educators spend time teaching illegal immigrants the English language, when they could be educating our children with the knowledge needed to survive in this world, and preparing them for the future.

Who is expected to pay for this government conspiracy? You, the taxpayer!

JOHN P. DONAHUE

Post Falls