Recently, I was more or less attacked on twitter for replying to a girl who had made a joke about illegal immigrants. Sure, the joke may have been in poor taste, but it was a joke. I stated that I, "don't have sympathy for illegals." From that tweet, I was told that I am ignorant, privileged and racist.

My boyfriend brought to my attention that in today's world, the simple fact that I was standing up for my beliefs put a target on mine and my family's backs. I don't know if writing an article is much better, but here goes it:

For thinking that people should follow the law, I am a racist. I was made fun of for being white. I was called a "cousin kisser/f***er," a "f***ing white trash c*nt," a "racist christian," an "oppressive f*ck," etc.

Now, I am not here to play victim today, I just thought that a few things should be addressed.

First off, I misspoke a couple times. When I said that I, "have no sympathy for illegals," I meant, it is very difficult for me to empathize with illegal immigrants being deported back to their own country. They knew the risks when they decided to illegally cross the border. While it is terrible that they were trying to escape bad situations, they broke the law.

The next time I misspoke was when someone called, "my people" criminals, and I snapped back that their people were criminals. I don't believe that Latinos are criminals. I believe those that break the law, and cross the border illegally, are criminals.

Secondly, I am not racist. I think that we are all created equally. I do love my neighbor, and I believe that people deserve equal opportunities in this world. It was pointed out that as Americans, we don't care about others – we just want to make sure people who aren't white are kept out of this country.

Well, that's wrong. It doesn't matter what color your skin is. If you are from Russia, Canada, Africa, or Mexico – it doesn't matter. There are still laws, and you still have to come into the country legally or you are an illegal immigrant.

Thirdly, I understand that the immigration process takes years. I get it. Contrary to popular belief, I am not, "ignorant." There are laws for a reason. You have to follow the law. It is black and white. If there is a problem with the immigration process, I am sorry.

Stop whining about the fact that people are living in horrible conditions (while you sit in your air conditioned house, eat organic food/junk food, and tell me all of this behind a computer screen/expensive cell phone), and actually do something about it. Use your energy, money and resources to help those trying to do things correctly – or even donate to charities helping less fortunate people in other countries. I can get behind that. What I can't get behind is you calling me a "c*nt" for my opinion.

I still stand behind the fact that coming to this country should be done legally. Racist, derogatory and just nasty comments and names will not change my position.