Sunday, October 15, 2006

From Governors to Children

I’m not sure if this is due tomorrow and I’m not sure exactly what it is we’re supposed to do. So here is my take on what I think it might be…

Immigrant parents plead to stay in the US for the sake of their children. Towns focus on crime first and immigration second. Virginia communities look towards local police to enforce immigration laws. People share their differing opinions on immigration. Each of these sentences sums up one of the articles I viewed. The thread that links all of them is the extremely heated topic of immigration.

Americans will not stand for invasion by illegal immigrants.

“Smoke them out”

None of us want to stay. We all just want to be able to come, improve our lives a little bit and go back to where we came from.

Immigration enforcement is not a local job.

First priority is to crack down on crime, not immigration.

A helpless stream of American born children who stand helpless before the possibility that their immigrant parents may be deported

More than 3.1 million US born children of unauthorized parents in the US.

If both my parents are deported, then who would tuck me in at night? A stranger?

These are all statements and quotes that came from the articles I read. They help to show some of the differing positions on immigration. Everyone has their own position on immigration whether it is a governor or the child of an illegal immigrant. Each opinion deserves to be heard.

Here are the links to the articles I referenced:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/hp/content/local_news/epaper/2006/10/14/m1a_lizdeport14.html

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4258908.html

http://www.reflector.com/local/content/news/stories/2006/10/12/Immigration_forum.html

http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149190916722&path=!news&s=1045855934842

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