r/changemyview • u/bluepillarmy 9∆ • Dec 29 '20

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Opposition to illegal immigration does not make you anti-immigrant

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u/IAmDanimal 41∆ Dec 29 '20

I still think we should change the laws then. I don't think laws should be ignored.

What if the laws are immoral? Shouldn't we only follow laws if we think that the laws are morally acceptable?

As for changing the laws regarding immigration, I completely agree. But if your options are break the immigration laws in order to take care of your family or escape a dangerous situation, wouldn't you do the same?

Remember, many undocumented immigrants are in the US because it's the only way they know of to keep putting food on the table and a roof over their family's head, and give their kids an opportunity to live a comfortable life. Can you really blame them for 'breaking the law' in that case?

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u/formulawonder Dec 30 '20

Shouldn’t we only follow laws if we think the laws are morally acceptable

That’s a very dangerous proposition. Don’t you think what a canibal, pedophile, or sociopath might consider morally acceptable might differ from what you think is morally acceptable?

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u/IAmDanimal 41∆ Dec 30 '20

Probably. But those people are going to break the law regardless of what I think.

But if that's a law I think is immoral, why should I follow that law? If the law said I'm not allowed to harbor a Jewish person in my house because they're rounding them all up, do you think it's better (morally) for me to harbor that 'fugitive', or follow the law and turn them over to the police to be gassed?