ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. SHOULD THEY STAY OR SHOULD THEY GO!
Hello to my fellow Americans and others. I know that this topic is very controversial and stirs up a lot of emotional response. Not only am I the friend and co-worker of people who's' origin is not from this country; I have very close friends who's parents I hold dear to my heart who came here as immigrants. However I do think that this situation is getting out of control. This country is very divided on this issue so I did some research and would like to share with you how I feel about the situation. Hopefully you will do the same and we can all learn something.
Diversity of our country is an advantage in global competition. There are people who have gone through great risk and hardship to get to this country. All in the hope of making a better life for themselves and the family that they provide for. Some of you come from these families.
One of the things that amazes me is that people who are against letting immigrants in ignore one fact. The United States has been one of the most successful countries when it comes to the assimilation of immigrants.
We have muslim immigrants who hate AL-QUEDA and Osama Bin Ladin. Mexican Americans who work hard and speak better english than some Americans. Legal and illegal immigrants have built this country.
A constant flow of immigrants has made this country what it is. There are great immigrants like Albert Einstein who many consider to be one of the greatest physicist ever. Great sports players like Hakeem Olajuwon, or great Americans like Supreme court justice Felix Frankfurter from Austria.
There are even people in our military that are not yet citizens.
"Immigrants help build and defend this country. Being an American is not a matter of blood or birth right, It's a matter of faith. It's a matter of fidelity to the shared values that we all hold so dear" - Barack Obama
HOWEVER!
WE MUST DO A BETTER JOB TO ENFORCE LAWS AND PROTECT OUR BORDERS!!!!!
We should control our borders more rigorously so that we can get a better grip on how to regulate residency and citizenship. People who come here illegally should be held to some form of accountability. Government needs to take on more responsibilities and a leadership role when it comes to protecting our borders. If we can have 140,000 troops in Iraq as we speak we should have that many protecting our borders.
If you are going to come to this country you must do so within the bounds of the law. If you are here illegally you should be allowed to come forward, be fined pay back taxes and be allowed to learn english, history and earn your citizenship.
We need to do a better job of not only tracking who comes in this country, but who overstays their visas. The Arizona laws present the potential of individuals having their civil rights continually violated. Racial profiling is a very dangerous game and unless you have fallen victim of it you probably say whats the big deal. I myself have had to deal with it in many situations and my family has been here forever.
GOV. Jan Brewer (R)
This governor has tried to pass laws that requires police to ask for the paperwork of anyone who looks like an illegal immigrant. Six months in jail and a 500 $ fine if you don't have proper ID even if you are a citizen. I don't know about you but this sounds a little RIDICULOUS !!!
I KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS!
1. The right refuses to have a civl way for people who are hear illegally to become legal.
2. The left are unwilling to get serious about enforcing the laws and fine tax or incarcerate
major violators of our laws.
If you are here already and you work hard and obey the laws you should be allowed to work towards citizenship. If you don't obey the laws and or you are a business that hires illegals you should be punished to the full extent of the law.
Well thats how STUDD feels about it Let me know how you feel and don't forget to vote in the poll
PEACE AND GOD BLESS AND GUIDE>
