In response to "Everyone is illegal" by Daniel A. Torres (Simi Valley Acorn, June 16), there are quite a few things which Mr. Torres is missing when he defends the continued illegal actions of others.

First, "undocumented" workers entered this country illegally, bypassing the many people who are following the law and waiting to get in for many years, which is unfair to them and violates the rule of law, which this country is founded on.

Second, the claim that the workers contribute to the economy is suspect, at best. To work, they are working illegally, either by giving false documents or working "under the table," which is also illegal, and not paying taxes. If they give false documents, then they are giving a false Social Security number, which again is illegal and is identity theft and can cause a lot of grief for the person who has to try to correct the income tax problems which result.

Third, it is best if Mr. Torres does not forget the cost of medical care and school if the person brings their children. While low paid workers do work, there are a lot of costs associated with the person being in the country.

Often "undocumented" workers are willing to work for less, in part because they don't pay taxes and therefore take home more money than others. This can drive down the wages for all the documented (aka legal) workers, thereby harming the economy. It should also be mentioned that many (most?) of the "undocumented" workers remove the money from this country and send it back home, which harms this country's economy.

Fourth, while people may commit "illegal" acts, it is quite different that being in this country illegally and illegally working, illegally using the documents of others and illegally committing identity theft.

While "undocumented" workers might want to be happy, they should also follow the law. I don't think Mr. Torres would feel the same way if a homeless person were to break into his house and decided to live there, even if the person did some work around his house to make up for it. I think Mr. Torres would call the police to have the person who illegally entered his house removed, denying them the opportunity for a better life. Therefore, to shine the mirror back on him, he is a hypocrite when he does not do the same for illegal aliens since he claims that we as a people were better than that. Some of us respect the law, even if we sometimes commit a minor infraction.

I do agree with one thing that Mr. Torres said, although with a different name, I don't think he gets it, nor do I think he ever will. Rather than looking at the issue reasonably and rationally, he is looking at it emotionally, missing many critical aspects of the issue. K. Sandberg Simi Valley