The Latest Illegal Immigration Sob Story

American mainstream media never seems to run out of stories about how horrible the lives of illegal immigrants are. They always try to show how American immigration law just ruins the lives of those living in this country illegally. Cue the violin. Story from MetroWest Daily News (Massachusetts).

On a recent afternoon E. Santos hopped behind the wheel of his SUV in the lot of his apartment building on Union Avenue, said a prayer for his safe return home, and drove off.

An illegal immigrant who drives without a valid driver's license, Santos puts his fate in God's hands every time he drives. He makes the sign of the cross before he starts the car's engine.

A Brazilian man who agreed to be identified by his first name initial and last name, Santos, 27, knows well the risks he takes. He can be stopped by the police and sent to court, but what he fears the most is that any encounter with the law can lead to deportation.

And yet he drives.

"I feel like a soldier who has been sent to war and is forced to kill people," said Santos, who drives with an expired Brazilian driver's license. "I don't have a choice."

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On a recent evening, after work, Santos drove along Hollis Street to pick his daughter up. A reporter and a photographer from the Daily News rode along with him. As Brazilian rock music wafted from the radio, Santos screened his surroundings, looking for police cruisers.

If he sees them, Santos struggles to remain calm. Often he trembles and his hands begin to sweat. His wife scolds him for being nervous, he said, but he can't help it. Once, a police cruiser followed his car for a few blocks and he thought the moment he has long feared had arrived. He saw himself being handcuffed and sent back to Brazil. As he slowed down, the patrol car passed by him.

"They said, 'Men don't cry,' but that day I cried," he said.

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"When I drive, I feel like an outlaw," he said in his native Portuguese. "Only when I get off the car, I feel relief."

Why should anyone feel sorry for this man. He chose to come to this country illegally, therefore the situation he's in is his own fault. The US government didn't force him to come to this country illegally, he made that decision on his own. He is responsible for his own situation, and no American should feel the least bit guilty about that fact.

By the way, Santos is not "undocumented." He is an illegal alien. You can throw as many euphemisms as you want, but it doesn't change anything.

(Hat tip: Hot Air)