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.