Raid on plant exposes price of illegal immigration
Illegal immigration carries a terrible price. It mocks the rule of law upon which this nation was founded, it punishes those who play by the rules, and it ultimately creates suffering among those who knowingly or carelessly participate in the underground system.
A raid last week at the House of Raeford’s Columbia Farms poultry plant in Greenville resulted in the “administrative arrest” of about 330 workers believed to be in the country illegally. Most people don’t take satisfaction in seeing hundreds of hardworking people rounded up and detained until their fates are resolved — except perhaps those Americans who dislike immigrants as much as they deplore illegal immigration.
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GN, editorial: State Leaders Must Agree on Budget Cuts
The full Legislature should return this month to Columbia to deal with a shortfall that’s almost certain to be at least 4 percent or $250 million. But before they reconvene, legislative leaders and Gov. Mark Sanford should meet and agree on what are likely to be painful budget cuts so those proposals can be quickly approved when the full General Assembly returns for the special session.
In the face of a growing budget crisis, political gamesmanship that can dominate regular legislative sessions must be set aside in favor of cooperation among the key players. The potential roadblock is not so much partisan differences among Republican and Democratic legislators but rather the tension that typically arises during sessions between GOP legislative leaders and Sanford.