The March 23 editorial concerning day workers and their impact on Danbury is an exercise in sticking one's head in the sand. According to the editorial, it is the federal government's responsibility alone to manage immigration. Well, they do manage immigration today and are fairly efficient at it. Immigrants are people who come to this country via established ports of entry, eager to obey U.S. regulations, play by the rules and one day establish citizenship. What the federal government has failed to do is control illegal migration across our borders. These migrants are lawbreakers and, therefore, criminals. Of course, this is not taken seriously by politicians because these people are, after all, only seeking economic opportunity and we (some) benefit from their labor. For example, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton wants a hiring hall set up to facilitate hiring by local contractors. The mayor needs to be less of an enabler, encouraging more illegal aliens to come to Danbury. Why not fine contractors instead? I do not want my tax dollars spent to support such an effort. The presence of 15,000-20,000 illegal migrants in the Danbury area is proof enough of how porous our borders are. This gateway for illegal migrants is open to illegal drugs and terrorists, also. I do not begrudge my tax money being spent for education, health and other social services, but I do when I am forced to provide these services to foreign nationals who have entered the country illegally. This is tantamount to theft! Given the lack of political will to fortify the borders to prevent this illegal migration, there is a need for cooperation among local, state and federal agencies. A "not my job" attitude is not an acceptable answer since Sept. 11, 2001.