Monday Matters 8

There are many different views and opinions on the topic of illegal immigrants. People who are against illegal immigrants believe that it is a crime, and so these people shouldn't be given opportunities and rights like the citizens of our country. They also believe that illegal immigrants take away from people who are citizens in this country by taking their jobs, and causing a strain on our economic system and health care systems. They don't think that illegal immigrants should worsen our already worry some growing population. On the flip side, people who are not against illegal immigrants believe that these people deserve opportunities like how us Americans have. So many people of the world are not blessed to have opportunities, and it takes a long time to be able to legally immigrate into this country. Plus, so many illegal immigrants bring their young kids here. These kids grow up in this country, work hard in school, and deserve the same rights that other kids have, like getting financial aid for college. After going through all these opinions, it's hard for me to form my own. I do understand the point of view that our population is growing rapidly and so it's going to be very hard to account for all of these undocumented people. However, I think the situations of the lives of these illegal immigrants is a sad one, and that they should be given a chance to make it in this country. I don't think that illegal immigrants should automatically be deported. Many of the kids didn't have a say in whether or not they wanted to illegally immigrate here so after working hard in our school systems, they should be able to go to college and have a bright future in this country.

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http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/10/16/fewer-babies-for-better-or-worse/downsides-of-high-immigration?scp=5&sq=illegal%20immigrants&st=Search

Our nation's population is growing tremendously every year. One million illegal immigrants enter the U.S. every year. There is no way we will be able to account for this many people, there would be a strain on our resources, and there wouldn't be enough jobs for everyone. There are also many legal immigrants who are waiting their turn to come in, and it's delaying their time with all of these illegal immigrants coming in. The immigrants who come in should be young people who are skilled and willing to work hard to benefit this country. It's also difficult for us to get unemployed Americans back to work when immigrants are taking their jobs. 

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http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCAQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F10%2F28%2Fopinion%2F28sun4.html&ei=Khe7TtPYGsuLsALW25CtCA&usg=AFQjCNHabh_y-3Q0Ct6VjZt5ZFIp8o27mw&sig2=XGb5T4AdfE7aFqPPvlujgA


Many of America's distasteful views for illegal immigrants, comes from the word illegal. The country wants these people out, and wont be satisfied unless they are deported. But, just because these people are illegal, they should get another chance. Many people who do illegal things in this country get a second chance, so it's not right that immigration reform is so hard. Similarly, the Constitution grants rights to all people, not just citizens, so people shouldn't get so upset when they find out that illegal immigrants DO have rights.