Dammit – It Is a Spade!

(Linked Article from Brietbart, Nov 23 09:47 PM US/Eastern, By TERRY TANG, Associated Press writer)

The article referenced here relates the tale of one Jesus Manuel Cordova, a 26-year-old Mexican from Magdalena de Kino, Sonora. Sr. Cordova had entered the United States illegally, when he encountered a 9-year-old boy who had recently been in an accident with his mother. The boy had left the wreck in search of help when he encountered Cordova. They returned to the vehicle, where the boy was comforted and reassured by Cordova while the young man's mother slowly died. He waited with the boy until Border Patrol agents arrived to render assistance.

Quite properly, Cordova was taken into custody.

The incident took place in Santa Cruz County. The county sheriff, Tony Estrada, commented, "Cordova likely saved the boy . . . and his actions should remind people not to quickly characterize illegal immigrants as criminals."

Sheriff Estrada, it is particularly disturbing that a lawman should suggest that a person who has blatantly and unequivocally broken the law - such as Jesus Cordova who with disregard for the laws of the United States did of his own volition crossed the international border into this country - not be characterized as a criminal. What section of the legal code in your county defines an "illegal immigrant" as even potentially being law-abiding?

Still checking? You'll have to get back to me on that? I thought as much.

There is no question that Jesus Cordova rendered a wonderful humanitarian service to the boy he encountered while entering this country illegally. It is indeed even quite possible that the boy might have died had Sr. Cordova not been where he was.

That act of goodness does not erase or even mitigate his crime of crossing the border improperly, any more than a bank robber would be forgiven his unauthorized withdrawal if he stopped while getting away to help a doddering old lady across the street.

An illegal act is an illegal act, every time it is committed. Political Correctness be damned: that particular spade needs to be called a spade every time it is encountered.