Immigration is such a big issue. I, as coming
from a Mexican background I have had family members cross the border illegally
in order to be able to provide more for their family. Their intentions have
never been to “steal” jobs away from people. They are not picky about what job
is available. All they want to do is work. For the most part, many take the
jobs that are offered and that not everyone is willing to do. Not everyone has
that motivation to wake up early and cut the grass or do a job at a pay that is
ridiculously low and unfair. They are not bringing violence or anything. They
all want the American dream and everyone has the right to that. The United
States should not decline in welcoming anyone in.
When I heard about the dream act, it made me
really happy and excited for everyone who is going to benefit from this act. It
is going to provide so much for students that graduate from the High School
here. By giving them their Residency, their life is going to change and only
for the best. The fact that they are able to get an education that they are
capable of obtaining and take of advantage of the opportunity is wonderful! By
passing this act, there would be no regrets. The knowledge and experience
learned is a benefit because it will stay in the states.
There
are some big college names like Cornell University and Arizona State who
support the Immigration Reform. They don’t want to retain students. Some of
them have to be denied because they are illegal and that is not fair. There are
many bright minds out there but because they do not have citizenship they can’t
continue their education. There is always an advantage by having bright minds.
Our president has brought up an idea about having a green card stapled to their
diplomas with a Master’s or Ph.D. Imagine having talented and smart young adults
from around the world be from the U.S.
Recently the former governor from Florida,
who agreed on the path to citizenship, has changed his mind about it. An article
found in latinopost.com states that, “But Bush's new book says it is unwise to offer citizenship to undocumented immigrants, since
he says that might encourage more illegal immigration”. Were we not all illegal
immigrants at one point? What makes it different now then back in the day? It’s
still the same why shouldn’t one illegal immigrant have the same rights that in
this case Bush’s grandfather did.
Immigration is and always will be a heated
debate. There are people who agree that they should have the same rights and be
able to obtain their citizenship while others believe that they shouldn’t. Everyone
has his or her own reasons about why, but the picture should be looked at a
broader view. I only see positives by offering illegal immigrants, not only Latinos
but also everyone across the world citizenship to not only themselves but for
everyone in the States.
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