I WAS galled when I read about a group of illegal immigrant advocates urging the boycott of the 2010 Census ( Page A1, Sept. 8 ). Their demands? To have illegal immigrants granted citizenship. But the plight of illegal immigrants has resulted from their own actions: circumventing our government’s authorization process for residency. (Full article: 208 words)

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