I am one that is 150% against the legal amnesty that the Bush Admin along with the Chamber of Commerce and well most Dems support. I do not think it's fair to allow certain groups to land here and get free passes and other groups not. (Good example Cubans vs Hatians). Then we have the allowed border crossings from Mexico designed to provide a cheap labor source to big business.
On the other side we have families that have come here most legally at first, but when they wanted to settle down and start a future in America they were run around in circles for 5,10,15 years before the government just says sorry we have to deport you.
Go below to read this very sad story
Family sent home after 14 year fight
Now this seems like a family that has become apart of America. They have a home, 2 cars, kids that seem to have amounted to something, and all of a sudden we cart them away and send them home.
I'm not trying to make this an anti Hispanic thing. But it makes no sense that hard working people from all parts of the world come here trying to have a better life for there families can't get any resoultion to there immigration status, but by 2009 we might have some narrow focuses bill allowing other groups of people to be welcomed with open arms.
Just look at the guy here in the NYC area that had to bury 5 of his kids. He wanted to bury the kids in Mali his home country. Well for a few days they told him that if he left he couldn't return for 10 years. This man owned a home, took care of a big family and extended family and appreciated the chance he received here in this country. Our government just said oh well tough have a nice life somewhere else. Is this a good immigration policy?
If the Dems wanted to do something that would get them support they would pass a complete overhaul of Immigration law and services. If people knew there status would be heard in 1-2 years or less they wouldn't try to do things the wrong way.
I believe this would work a lot better than amnesty or whatever they want to call it. The new laws would help all groups not just Hispanics and would make our country a better place to live.
What do you all think??