The news that illegal immigrant activist Jose Antonio Vargas has been detained at a Texas Border Patrol station is hitting some of his fellow “journalists” pretty hard. Roll Call’s editor in chief Christina Bellantoni is beside herself:
No matter where you stand on immigration debate, this has gotten out of hand and unfair: https://t.co/JcVukMGp9S @joseiswriting
— Christina Bellantoni (@cbellantoni) July 15, 2014
Is that so?
@cbellantoni @joseiswriting My God! They arrested an admitted illegal immigrant??? Where's my fainting couch when I need it?
— Rufus (@Rufus_GB) July 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/RockmanHalo/status/489061196864421889
.@cbellantoni Wait. Why is the arrest of a celebrity activist the thing that is just too much? @joseiswriting
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) July 15, 2014
So, “It’s. The. Law,” unless the person bound by it is a celebrity. In which case, it’s outrageous? http://t.co/pvb2hq5aOu
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) July 15, 2014
Outrageous and “unfair,” apparently:
I'm sorry, but how is it unfair? He went there knowing he could be arrested. You know this, right? @cbellantoni @joseiswriting
— RBe (@RBPundit) July 15, 2014
Sooooooo deciding to finally enforce the law against a criminal who violated it is "unfair". Gotcha. @cbellantoni @joseiswriting
— Xi Jinping’s Bat Dealer (@GameOnJD) July 15, 2014
@chelseagrunwald @cbellantoni @joseiswriting "unfair"? "UNFAIR"?!? Seriously?
— Aaron Gettings (@aarong33) July 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/HokieMBA00/status/489062740363726849
Bellantoni could use some perspective right about now:
@cbellantoni @joseiswriting Unfair huh? Unfair is when you wait in line for years to get into the US and assholes like this just waltz in.
— Ozymandias (@nesquibel) July 15, 2014
Bingo. Sorry, Christina, but It’s. The. Law. And Vargas brazenly broke it.
https://twitter.com/EF517_V2/status/489061762915119104
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