Another side of the coin

I live in a Hispanic-majority city.  I know there are illegals in my city and the cities around me.  While I normally take offense to paying the healthcare and education of those that came here illegally, a recent story made me believe we need to rethink our illegal deportation policy.  Oh, and the Deer Park Police Dept needs to think about their policy too.

This is third hand, but goes something like this:
“A man fled Mexico because he was a police officer that was marked by the drug cartels.  His wife came with him with their only child.  They have 2 children born here – all three are age range 2-5).  The man makes a traffic mistake, mainly out of fear of being pulled over, by a traffic stop that was right in front of him.  He gets pulled over.  He’s found to be illegal and handed over to INS.  He will be deported, killing his chance for a visa, and will be deported.  His wife will follow him with all three kids to support her husband. ”

While there’s an element of “if you’re a cop, why did you do a bone-headed traffic violation,” there what everyone likes to call a “special circumstances.”  He fled do to danger from his profession.  While it violates the law of the land, the father in me says that he was justified.    He works to support his family, she was working until day care got too expensive.  They make food for a roach coach that isn’t even breaking even.  I have a lot – they have nothing.  They speak almost no English.

In short, we have to rethink our deportation process and get off this “everyone here illegally is a bad thing.”  Some have reason to be here and just want to do their part.  What do you think?