I was thinking about the issue of illegal immigration and I wonder what is illegal? Think about it this way, weren’t the Polish, Italians and Irish illegals when they entered Ellis Island? I understand I’m not going to definitively answer this question in 300 words or less, I do however want us look at the issue more closely. Why all the backlash against Mexicans and Haitians? Sure Mexican workers suffer here but due to conditions back home they make out much better. People there are looking at what’s facing them and want a part of the American pie chart; why not? If the shoe were on the other foot, we would do the same thing. Mexicans are giving their progeny a chance to learn and benefit from the education system. It is true we need to toughen our borders, but at what cost. The argument against illegals is they don’t pay their fair share. Don’t they buy goods, don’t they live in rented spaces? Have we thought about those that hire them are making out like bandits( lower overhead equals more money in their pocket and less taxes). We could, if we wanted to, use the General Electric scenario of them paying no taxes while illegal immigrants paid billions. Illegal immigrants want their papers but we make it so egregious for them to do so. Look into the process for yourself, it’s not worth it. They should be given a special number, picture identification and a plan towards citizenship. Stipulations should be made and rightfully so and their record should be clean. America benefits as well. The sale of goods is their most obvious contribution but they add to the overall economy which is a positive. The criminal aspect of illegals has been reported but for the most part it isn’t as detrimental as the media would have you believe. Sure there are crude elements to every group or race of people, we all are not model citizens but that aside we must embrace all cultures. Look at the history of the early immigrants and look at immigrants now. Why is this new group being so marginalized? We have seen the effects of these new tough immigration laws and how state economies have dropped considerably. Some farms have gone under because of lack of immigrant labor. Look at Georgia and Alabama, they are currently feeling the brunt of mistreating human beings.

The NON-Conformist