Immigration

Immigration is a very heated topic in the United States today. Many people believe that  no Mexican immigrants should be allowed in the U.S. Many think that it is a horrible thing that so man people enter the U.S. illegally each year. They are under the impression that Mexican immigrants should not come to the United States because they don’t speak English, or because they come illegally. I think that many of these people that feel this way have never really had contact with immigrants from Mexico. If they did, I think that their opinions would be a little bit different.

The United States was founded on immigration. Many immigrants from England and other European countries came to this land in search for freedom. Why do you think that people are still coming to the U.S.? This is a land of freedom and opportunity. Mexican immigrants are coming here to better the lives of their families. Conditions in Mexico are not very good right now and people want to escape them to have a better situation. Can you blame them?

The statue of liberty says on it “Give me your poor…” Are these people not poor? We have a welcome to the U.S. sign right on the statue of liberty. People should be allowed to come here. I am not saying that this should be done illegally but we are giving them no other choice. The process of becoming a legal U.S. resident is a very long, hard process to go through. It can take years sometimes. I have helped many Mexican immigrants fill out papers to become a legal citizen. There are many things that I feel are not necessary in this process. I think that it is very unfair that we don;t allow other people to enjoy a happy life like we all enjoy in the United States. God gave us a huge blessing of being a citizen in the U.S. Should we deny that opportunity to others? We are all here on this earth together, Why not work together to help each other.

I have spent a lot of time with legal and illegal immigrants from Mexico and they are some of the most humble, giving and hard-working people I know. I love them. I know that I am in the minority in this but I am very grateful that so many people from Mexico have come to the U.S.

Many people say that illegal immigrants are taking jobs away from American citizens. This is not true. The American citizens don’t want to do the types of jobs that immigrants have. Most Americans are not willing to do it. In my opinion we need immigrants to help our economy.

Why are people so ethnocentric? Why can’t we all just open our minds a little and let these people into our lives? Other cultures are a very interesting thing to observe and learn. We have a great opportunity to do this here in the U.S.

I know this is a very heated topic and many of you will disagree with me. Just remember that I may have experiences that many of you are unwilling to have. I know the Hispanic culture and the amazing people that come from it. I encourage you all to get to know it too. Maybe your opinions will change. The process to become legal in the U.S. should be made a little easier.