They have rights too!

Illegal immigration, if I may call it that now, is a serious issue in the forum of American politics today. Personally, I think that the messages being sent by Capitol Hill are about as polarized as the messages in “The Framing of Immigration” and “Respect for the Law and Economic Fairness.” With some supporting very conservative agendas while other tend to be much more liberal. Personally, I believe that we should take a democratic approach to the issue of immigration.

My entire view tends to fall more in line with the entire agenda set forth by the article “The Framing of Immigration/” I thought that this article put forth very interesting perspectives on the way in which we frame “illegal” and other terms that we apply to illegal immigrants, which apply a very negative connotation to everyone that falls into this category. The entire article spoke in very liberal terms politically that seemed to place the blame elsewhere and not on the immigrants themselves and while I tend to agree with some f the issues placed forth by the other article, I think that this article rings true as well. Personally, I look at the people who cross our border as just that, people with certain rights that should not be violated. Everyone in our country in here in search of the American Dream, and even if they reach this country through unconventional of illegal means they should not be deprived of an opportunity to live here. It was just like Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence, that we are all created equal with certain unalienable rights.

There are issues raised in the other article that seem to be valid when it comes to the issue of illegal immigration however. Security, in the sense of our vulnerability to attack from foreign countries or groups, is always a concern in a post 9/11 America and measures should be taken to preserve our security domestically. I also believe that through some form of domestic reform, we could gain citizenship for the people who have come here illegally. Deportation is not the answer, because no matter what anyone does, people will continue to cross our borders. So in that vein the only reasonable solution is to solve the problem at home and allow more people to enter the country legally instead of building a fence along the border, that’s my two cents.