Im a naturalized citizen Ilhan Omar must play by the same rules I did

Once again, Republicans are acting to enforce immigration laws — and Democrats are aghast.How dare the Department of Homeland Security investigate the possibly shady way that Ilhan Omar became a US citizen?The probe should “outrage all Americans,” former President Barack Obama proclaimed, while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called it “deeply disturbing.”There’s nothing outrageous or disturbing about it.After all, a federal magistrate judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia saw sufficient evidence to approve a search warrant for Omar’s home — President Donald Trump isn’t waving a magic wand and making the Minnesota Democrat disappear.The New York Times editorial board rushed to Omar’s defense.“End the Ilhan Omar investigation,” it demanded.“If her naturalization can be revisited, that means no naturalized citizen is safe.”Well, no: That means that no naturalized citizen who lied to get into the country is safe.I’m a naturalized citizen.

I’m not worried.There must be consequences for breaking the law — yes, even immigration law.Most naturalized citizens don’t do that.We shouldn’t have to pretend they do to protect Ilhan Omar.So much of the Democratic rhetoric surrounding immigration is intended to skirt this vital distinction.Democrats like Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico promise voters they don’t want open borders, and take offense when it’s implied that they do.But El-Sayed has called for abolishing the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency — that is, the people who enforce our immigration laws — and has said, “I believe we owe it to the world to open our doors.”Both candidates support pathways to citizenship for people who violated our laws to enter our country.Strange: That’s not the case for other crimes.We don’t let a thief hang on to the flat-screen TV because he got it all the way home.It’s recently dawned on some Democrats that failing to enforce laws leads to more...