Illegal immigration--an issue swirling with myths, facts--truths and lies. Protests and mudslinging, amongst the illegals themselves, as well as the public, politicians, and classrooms. Who is right in this debate? From the "vigilantes" in a group known as the Minuteman Project to the open, warm (yet still conservative) state of Utah, it seems no one can escape the topic.
Millions have come in legally--so why the influx of illegals? With them they bring crime, gangs--They "steal" jobs from Americans. They don't bother learning the language, they "drape themselves in Mexican flags..." and disrupt "the very country they claim to love." The issue is huge in the race for the Senate, with Republican Rick Santorum airing a commercial featuring his father and grandfather's emigration contrasted with those who have "more sinister intentions." But what of those who believe illegals have pure intentions? There are some who insist the immigrants can help the economy, making our country "richer in every sense of the word." We've welcomed them in the past, why not now? The state of Utah is the perfect example--the once 98% white state is changing, evolving, becoming more and more diverse. The acceptance and compassion that the Mormon faith was founded on is now the excuse to accept illegal immigrants. They insisist you can be "conservative yet compassionate..."
Yeah, right. So why is this significant? It's an issue that isn't going to go away until the American public sees some kind of resolution--maybe we're just waiting for something, anything to give us the illusion of "problem solved." English-only, billion dollar fences, politician's promises--I'll take it.
How about you?
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