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Caravaggio, The Taking of Christ, 1602
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
#9
Immigration has been a very popular issue within recent years. The whole debate between letting the illegal immigrants stay or kicking them out. Regardless of the side one takes, fixing the issue is a very demanding task. Personally, I would rather see reform in the process of becoming a U.S citizen. If we fix the issues with the process, such as any fees and the duration itself, we may see a decrease in the amount of illegal people in the country. If number keep rising, then we know it's not a matter of becoming a citizen, but that there is some other underlying issue. If leaders go the other way, and say all illegal immigrants are being kicked out, then our working economy will completely collapse. They do the jobs that no one wants to do, because they are hard workers, and also that most Americans are too lazy to do it. Or if the other way is taken, there will be an overflow in schools and we cannot create jobs fast enough to incorporate them and our own citizens. The country is in a very sticky situation with illegal immigrants, because we rely on them for the bull-work of our country, but the cause overflow in communities and do not contribute monetarily or actively in the country. I would really like to see an attempt to make the process in becoming a citizen easier, just to see what would happen. If they become citizens, do the hard work, pay taxes and contribute to the betterment of society, we would have a great thing going. But at the moment, we are in a very tight spot where the slightest action may have great ramifications.
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I 100% agree with Billy when discussing illegal immigrants. People come to America to seek freedom and equality, hense, "the land of the free". With the long and expensive process of becoming a legal immigrant, it sort of contradicts the definition of the Great America. If somehow we could make the process easier than people could stop running their mouths about people against the law taking our jobs. But, as Billy states, if we do make this process simpler than a sudden increase in population could cause much harm to America. It is indeed a very sticky situation.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I would like to note is where Billy says that America is too lazy to do hard labor. Hard laborers are essential in our country and most illegal immigrants take any job they can get to gain money obviously. But, if America has so much poverty in present day, than why wouldn't an American struggling, take the job of hard labor? I feel as if anyone would take the job if they were in deep economic trouble. Now are they not taking the job because they are too lazy or is it because illegal immigrants bet them to it? I guess it is too hard to tell.
I too would like to see effort toward making the duration and financial easier for people wanting to become a citizen. Although we go by the saying " doesn't hurt to try" in Americas case, it might.