Illegal College Grads – What are they to do?
The story linked below was on the front page of the Arizona Republic’s website this morning. First, I find it amusing that they don’t allow comments on that story. It think that they’ve had enough of the hate speech that usually accompanies these stories.
Anyway, for my opinion on this whole thing. It’s difficult to take a one sided position on a subject like this, at least for me. On one hand, you don’t want to reward bad behavior and the whole DREAM Act in Congress does just that. Some say it might even spur more illegal immigration, which is never a good idea. Obviously I don’t think it’s fair that these kids are being punished for a decision their parents made for them when they were very young, but what can I say?? It sucks, but that’s life sometimes.
How do we fix this problem? The US Government needs to readdress their immigration policy with Mexico. If so many Mexicans want to come to the United States to live and work, make it easier for them to do it legally. Why do there have to be so may hoops you have to jump through and years of waiting that needs to be done? Make it easier for people already living here illegally to go back to Mexico and reenter the country legally without having to wait years to do so. Instead of adding new policies to our already convoluted immigration system, let’s fix what we already have. I just don’t know why we can’t figure out how to fix what we already have vs. trying to create loopholes that will not solve anything and may even make things worse.
Okay, I’m done. Thoughts? The story is linked below.