This topic needs more justice then I'm about to bring to it, but with everything happening around the nation because of Arizona's new immigration laws, I feel the need to voice my opinion on the subject.
First of all, I would like to know a) what the laws are regarding immigrants in the UK, and b) if all the neighboring countries erected boarders around their nations, i.e. is there a huge 10'-tall chain link fence boarding Germany or Switzerland to neighboring countries, or is the countryside all open?
Why? Because I feel America has no idea what it's doing with immigration reform. As far as I know, if you are here illegally, that makes it illegal, right? So how come local police do not have the right to deport them or lock them up for being here? How is it someone here illegally gets the benefits of all of our social programs, such as Medical, and can be issued a drivers license? Literally, this makes no sense. I feel there must be strong lobbyists in Congress pitching for the rights of illegals. The laws need to either change, be strictly enforced, or just abolished altogether and the boarder opened up because the status qua is not working and only encouraging drug smuggling and human trafficking, which of course breeds crime along the boarder.
And perhaps I'm stretching, but I think part of the problem started way back when California and neighboring states were once part of Alto-California. At this time, the half of America past Texas was Mexican, so after the US took over, I'm sure thousands of Mexicans stayed in America. With such a strong presence, it's no wonder Hispanics who consider themselves Mexican have so much sway on our laws. Never have I heard of something being "illegal" that is not only OK, but rewarded with social benefits. And of course this rant would not be complete without the mentioning of what would happen if an American tried to live in Mexico illegally and got caught.
The whole thing frustrates me greatly, and I've lost all respect for the mayor of L.A. Anyways, I have more to say and I didn't get a chance to flush this out at all, but I have to go now! Lots of strong opinions on this one ~ hope I don't wear a new hole in my rear because of this post. I'll add more later when I have time.
First of all, I would like to know a) what the laws are regarding immigrants in the UK, and b) if all the neighboring countries erected boarders around their nations, i.e. is there a huge 10'-tall chain link fence boarding Germany or Switzerland to neighboring countries, or is the countryside all open?
Why? Because I feel America has no idea what it's doing with immigration reform. As far as I know, if you are here illegally, that makes it illegal, right? So how come local police do not have the right to deport them or lock them up for being here? How is it someone here illegally gets the benefits of all of our social programs, such as Medical, and can be issued a drivers license? Literally, this makes no sense. I feel there must be strong lobbyists in Congress pitching for the rights of illegals. The laws need to either change, be strictly enforced, or just abolished altogether and the boarder opened up because the status qua is not working and only encouraging drug smuggling and human trafficking, which of course breeds crime along the boarder.
And perhaps I'm stretching, but I think part of the problem started way back when California and neighboring states were once part of Alto-California. At this time, the half of America past Texas was Mexican, so after the US took over, I'm sure thousands of Mexicans stayed in America. With such a strong presence, it's no wonder Hispanics who consider themselves Mexican have so much sway on our laws. Never have I heard of something being "illegal" that is not only OK, but rewarded with social benefits. And of course this rant would not be complete without the mentioning of what would happen if an American tried to live in Mexico illegally and got caught.
The whole thing frustrates me greatly, and I've lost all respect for the mayor of L.A. Anyways, I have more to say and I didn't get a chance to flush this out at all, but I have to go now! Lots of strong opinions on this one ~ hope I don't wear a new hole in my rear because of this post. I'll add more later when I have time.
"The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained liberation from the self." -Albert Einsetin