When Talking about "Illegals" do we care about the bible?

Several in the Blog-world are writing some crazy stuff about "illegal aliens" specifically "Mathaetaes" on a blog " http://woodchipsandmusings.blogspot.com/ " and at http://woodchipsandmusings2.blogspot.com / - this is a response I posted to them - but wanted to put it here for others to ponder...

What concerns me with your position on "illegals" is that while you claim to be a believer in Scripture and the Lord (and I am not doubting you are) - your statements fail to take into account the wealth of scripture that speaks directly to this issue -

consider the following sample of biblical mandates from Leviticus 19(NIV) -

9 " 'When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. 10 Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the LORD your God.

33 " 'When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. 34 The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

I'm sure you could try to skirt these verses by saying they do not apply - since they entered the country illegally , but - Is a scriptural command to believers ever contingent on other persons past behavior?

Also, consider 1 Tim. 5:8
If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

So which is more Godly; to break a man made law to keep a divine imperative - (to provide for your family) - or to obey a man made law of a country and NOT be able to provide for your family as God has ordained?

A large number of undocumented immigrants are your brothers and sisters in Christ, and far fewer are the ruthless criminals you characterize -