Showing posts with label immigration reform. Show all posts
Showing posts with label immigration reform. Show all posts

Friday, March 16, 2007

Immigration Reform


An immigration reform is really necessary in the USA and there is no other way around it. Lately everyone has been talking about this subject and some people touch on it just for the sake of doing it and in a very lightly way. It is necessary to understand that people don’t migrate to this country just because the want to. No one likes to leave their home country and family behind, but the truth is that a lot of other countries don’t offer their citizens the means to survive and the opportunity to live a life of dignity where their children can grow safe and healthy.

The USA has become the place where people come in search of a better life and they come to work and achieve all the things that would be very hard if not impossible to obtain in their own countries. It is estimated that there are 11 million of illegal immigrants in the country. These 11 million are living in the shadows, studying, working and living, wouldn’t it be better for the country to legalize all these people so they know exactly who lives inside their borders?

I could go on for hours describing the kind of immigrants that I know and describing the great achievements they have accomplished in a very short period of time; however, the point that I want to make is that immigrants come here in search of a better life and to work for the benefit of this country. Even though they are proud of their countries of origin, they love the USA as this has been the country that has given them the opportunity to live a safe life and life of dignity. If they've already done so much without all the resources, can you imagine how much more they could do if they are given a better chance and a path towards legalization?