Now that huge fiasco of healthcare reform is over, it seems that senators are searching for new imaginary issues in order to gain votes this fall. Yesterday, Sen. Harry Reid of Las Vegas gave a speech saying that Congress is now going to pass an immigration overhaul. Think someone is needing some Latino votes? Immigration is great, it's what this country is made of, but is it necessary to just admit everyone who has already broken our laws by coming here illegally? Reform supporters criticize deportation, but if individuals are breaking the law by coming here illegally, they should be deported. And if they can't respect our immigration laws, why should they respect any of our laws as citizens? Lastly, why should they have the right to protest laws in this country? They shouldn't have any say over what Congress does.
I don't want to sound like a total dick, but seriously, come here legally. I support any person from any country who comes to the United States of America legally. That's why the only reform I would support and the only reform I can see taking place is allowing more individuals to become legal citizens, but without loosening the rules. It just doesn't seem right to allow anybody to come here, become citizens, and take advantage of our system without appropriate measures taken to insure that they would be productive citizens. Simply being present in the country doesn't constitute a right to citizenship.
As for deportation, go ahead. People need to realize that we're serious; they need to come here legally. If they enter without appropriate documentation and then work without paying taxes, they should be punished. And they better not be staying in the jails that I pay for. I'd much rather pay for them to be deported. If they don't want to be deported, they should enter legally. Once they learn English and take a US History class, they're pretty much good to go. Find a job, become productive to society, and you're good to go. The test really isn't that hard if you've learned US History. (As an insider, it's easy for me, but it's the very basic stuff. The Constitution stuff is the hardest, but with some time, anyone could learn it. Take this quiz to see if you would pass.)
As non-citizens, illegal immigrants screw the system. Many people come to America with perfectly good documentation that allows them to live here without citizenship, but the ones that don't mess everything up. They come here and take jobs from American citizens. They go to our hospitals. Their kids go to our schools. They just don't have a respect for our laws, and why should we allow them as citizens? By coming illegally, they damage their own prospects for a life here.
Then there are the illegal immigrants who think they can protest in this country. Uhh, no. They don't vote for officials and as citizens, they aren't protected by the 1st amendment right to assembly. Congress shouldn't have to listen to their demands.
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To be fair, it's not like they just came up with this. Obama did say during his election campaign that he'd get on immigration reform.
ReplyDeleteAnd not that this means you should feel differently about the reform of immigration law, but your argument "if they can't respect our immigration laws, why should they respect any of our laws as citizens?" is a bit flawed. Suppose I said, "People who run red lights are potential thieves and murderers; if they can't respect our traffic laws, why should they respect any of our other laws?"
I'm just sayin'.