Foolish argument really Mr. Hornberger. All employers have laws to abide by and to suggest they hire anyone they want is kooky. Would you advocate elimination of laws prohibiting child labor? You are simplifying things way too much.  
Also, when you state the woman had done nothing wrong, you obviously do not share a respect for the law. I wonder how you feel about all our other laws - do you abide by them selectively? Well, so do criminals. 
Have you ever spent time in an impoverished country? I have. And have many relatives who would love to come to the US. But they don't. They follow the law. If the law doesn't matter, well.. what the heck 'cmon one and all from over the globe.  
Yes, this situation for Ms Bail is unfortunate, but it is a highly unusual event in the course of hundreds of thousands of deportation actions. I know people that work in Homeland Security and feel this would have been avoided if Ms Bail had immediately accepted a self deportation with her family. Often, a person will choose to use the legal system to find a way in which they may be allowed to stay. This can lead to time in jail and the resulting situation. Ms Bail may be more responsible for what has happened to her baby than the news is reporting. I don't blame her, I feel sorry for her. But that is life based on the decisions we make in life.

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