The Problem with Lawlessness

Taxpayer Costs of Illegal Aliens in Wisconsin:  $883 Million

I recently received this assessment from a Wisconsin State Senator’s office. It was based on a recent report by FAIR, The Federation for American Immigration Reform. The full cost for illegal immigrants to US citizens is $113 billion yearly of which $84 billion is born by states and local levels. This study took into account the tax collections from illegal alien workers in both the above-ground and underground economy.

If you wonder why your government keeps taking larger amounts in tax from you and yet are still going into the red, the annual outlay that illegal aliens cost U.S. taxpayers is an average amount per native-headed household of $1,117. The fiscal impact per household varies considerably because the greatest share of the burden falls on state and local taxpayers whose burden depends on the size of the illegal alien population in that locality. The full report may be seen at –

http://www.fairus.org/site/News2/977633106?page=NewsArticle&id=23190&security=1601&news_iv_ctrl=1761

Why am I writing about this problem in a Christian blog? Because it is basically a Christian ethics problem! Jesus predicted these things would abound at the end of the age:

"And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.” – Matthew 24:12

This is basically a problem of ‘lawlessness’. That phrase is not speaking only of breaking man’s laws but, primarily of breaking God’s laws! The ‘love of money’ is driving this problem and Paul writes that the love of money is a root of all evil –

“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.” – 1 Timothy 6:10

Employers, in their greediness are looking for cheap labor and they are willing to break and bend the law to get it. As a result, we are all ‘pierced through with many sorrows!’ This practice has provided a conduit into our nation through which all kinds of wickedness flows, including drugs and radical Muslim terrorists. Politicians, greedy for power, have also helped this illegal practice in the hope of gaining votes. Paul writes, all who do these things have ‘strayed from the faith.’

I do not blame the one coming to gain employment. Those who promote the illegal action are to blame. If an employer paid his employees a fair wage for doing the work or if the government upheld its own laws concerning illegal immigration the problem of illegal immigration would soon be solved. Instead, we allow employers to under pay these illegals and we allow our government to refuse to enforce the laws and even sue states that do try to cure the problem. This is lawlessness!

Jesus warned that if we allow this kind of lawlessness to abound, it will result in our love for God growing cold. A spiritual Winter is upon us: we cannot pray to Jesus in our public schools or political events, we cannot erect crosses on public land, some even forbid singing Christmas carols that mention the LORD, our churches are more worried about losing their tax-exempt status than preaching the truth found in God’s word, and our youth are leaving the church in record numbers. We have indeed grown cold!

WARNING: Paul said this kind of lawlessness would have far-reaching results causing believers to stray from the faith. Those who do are in danger of being deceived -

“… and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion that they should believe the lie that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” – 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12

Some are preaching an ‘I’m OK, you’re OK’ or that ‘once saved – always saved’ gospel, but notice that it is God who will send them a strong delusion so they will be condemned! Lawlessness and willing approval of it is a deadly serious sin. If you are guilty of it, I plead with you to repent before it is too late.