Illegal rantings
Being so close to the Mexican border, Tucson is one of the hot spots for illegal immigration smuggling. It seems to be mostly a transfer point to get them up to Phoenix - from Phoenix, anywhere in the country.
My Dad and I agree on one thing about the protests - where the heck was the INS to scoop up and deport those that are in the country illegally? My family origins show my Mom's side of the family came through Ellis Island LEGALLY and my Dad's parents also LEGALLY.
I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for immigrants. But it was because of legal immigration. Because of the millions here illegally, there's a strong black market for our social security numbers, licenses, etc. Not to mention companies don't have to pay taxes for these people because they're not here legally.
The tide of immigrants were allowed in because American needed them to work. So they were given rubber stamps and eventual citizenship. The millions here without the rubber stamp shows that we still need these people to work.
I agree with the concept that if you immigrate to this country, you're accepting its basic structures. That means language, culture, and laws. The fact that most documents in Arizona are in English and Spanish shows that we're lax and allowing immigrants to keep using their native language. They should learn basic English so they can understand how to survive in America.
If I suddenly decide to up and move to France, Belgium, or some other European country (besides England), I'd have to take courses in their native language. I should not expect someone to always be nearby to interpert everything for me. The same "common sense" should apply also to those coming into this country.
You don't have to abandon your native tongue. I used to get lessons in Polish from someone who immigrated to America. Spoke both languages well, and enjoyed teaching Polish to Polish-Americans that lost touch with their language (though I only remember a few cuss words of it today).
The black market in identity thefts for illegals HAS to end. If you register illegals and give them legit papers, that should take care of most of that problem. The only exception would be immigrants with criminal histories because we would never (and should never) recognize criminals.
The other thing is that those here have to accept America as their home. I heard a story on NPR's weekend show (before the illegal immigration issues were on the top burner). Check it out here, and see if you have any issues with it.
I don't know where in Poland or Italy my families came from. So I don't have any connection to those countries. I still would like to visit Poland someday (after I win the lottery), and try and visit different regions. But it'd be mostly a romantic notion, and I KNOW that. Perhaps in another generation or two, Hispanics can also see and understand that and let go of where they came from and think only America.
My Dad and I agree on one thing about the protests - where the heck was the INS to scoop up and deport those that are in the country illegally? My family origins show my Mom's side of the family came through Ellis Island LEGALLY and my Dad's parents also LEGALLY.
I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for immigrants. But it was because of legal immigration. Because of the millions here illegally, there's a strong black market for our social security numbers, licenses, etc. Not to mention companies don't have to pay taxes for these people because they're not here legally.
The tide of immigrants were allowed in because American needed them to work. So they were given rubber stamps and eventual citizenship. The millions here without the rubber stamp shows that we still need these people to work.
I agree with the concept that if you immigrate to this country, you're accepting its basic structures. That means language, culture, and laws. The fact that most documents in Arizona are in English and Spanish shows that we're lax and allowing immigrants to keep using their native language. They should learn basic English so they can understand how to survive in America.
If I suddenly decide to up and move to France, Belgium, or some other European country (besides England), I'd have to take courses in their native language. I should not expect someone to always be nearby to interpert everything for me. The same "common sense" should apply also to those coming into this country.
You don't have to abandon your native tongue. I used to get lessons in Polish from someone who immigrated to America. Spoke both languages well, and enjoyed teaching Polish to Polish-Americans that lost touch with their language (though I only remember a few cuss words of it today).
The black market in identity thefts for illegals HAS to end. If you register illegals and give them legit papers, that should take care of most of that problem. The only exception would be immigrants with criminal histories because we would never (and should never) recognize criminals.
The other thing is that those here have to accept America as their home. I heard a story on NPR's weekend show (before the illegal immigration issues were on the top burner). Check it out here, and see if you have any issues with it.
I don't know where in Poland or Italy my families came from. So I don't have any connection to those countries. I still would like to visit Poland someday (after I win the lottery), and try and visit different regions. But it'd be mostly a romantic notion, and I KNOW that. Perhaps in another generation or two, Hispanics can also see and understand that and let go of where they came from and think only America.
posted by Jenn @ 10:05
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