Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Stance on Immigration

No one can argue that millions of people are breaking immigration laws in this country. It seems a little absurd that those millions seem to be fighting for rights that they don’t yet have. As much as I believe that these many people are here illegal and can not complain about any punishment they receive for doing so, there obviously needs to be change in the system. From the discussion in the media over the topic, it is apparent that many are not legal immigrants because it is too hard. The process is costly, takes a lot of time, and if you’re lost, no one cares. We need to embrace immigrants of all kinds. If they plan on staying here permanently, the process to become a citizen needs to be easier. If they want to spend a certain amount of time here to earn wages, then there needs to be a relatively simple system to allow for that. The approach should be to help, not to punish.

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