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Apparently, some laws are more equal than others

Women, men and their children, many fleeing poverty and violence in Honduras, Guatamala and El Salvador, arrive at a bus station following release from Customs and Border Protection on June 23 McAllen, Texas.
Women, men and their children, many fleeing poverty and violence in Honduras, Guatamala and El Salvador, arrive at a bus station following release from Customs and Border Protection on June 23 McAllen, Texas. Getty Images

If someone used “it’s the law” as a defense for separating children from their parents at the border, but doesn’t declare all of their income on taxes, drives faster than the speed limit, skips getting building permits, pirates music or videos, makes illegal campaign contributions or uses pot, then I’m pretty sure it isn’t really about following the law at all.

Brian Habing

West Columbia

The State publishes a cross section of the letters we receive from South Carolinians in order to provide a forum for our community and also to allow our community to get a good look at itself, for good or bad. The letters represent the views of the letter writers, not necessarily of The State.

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