I find this to be a false analogy - Jean Valjean did not sneak in to England or Germany, access the resources of their citizens, have them pay for his child’s schooling, food and education and demand that they speak his language. He did not continue to steal as time went on, rather he spent his life saved by grace and living a good life in his native France.
This article is a lot like saying Joseph and Mary were homeless when the were in Bethlehem. Rather than being homeless, they were reservationless! They had a home in Galilee.
Obviously, we need to put a plan together to let the productive, law abiding, self sufficient, tax paying people here illegally a path to citizenship...
The illegal scum who are sucking off the system...deport...or make it so hard to live by cutting off their benefits they self deport..
Of course easier said then done especially with liberals in charge of vast populations areas in this country..
Well, it is a true story for many, but hardly all. But I take his point, which is that the law must discriminate. What many people propose is a simple utilitarianism, which does not want to do the heavy lifting to achieve justice. Which is why our criminate justice system is so messed up, with 95% of the cases being plea bargained. Lots of Jean Valjeans in the pen.