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After reading it (and some of it's ridiculous commenter...) I still had mixed feelings about the whole issue.
On the one side, Halloween costumes make fun of everything else in the world, why not illegal immigrants? I find the costume a little amusing, but definitely not high on my list of offensive american statements. I mean hello, just go turn on Southpark, and you'll really see some offensive things.
On the other side, the anger stirred up by activists groups made me take a second look at what I think about illegal aliens. I've heard many arguments from both sides, some of which have no basis at all and some that seem to hold some validity. So who is right?
If you analyze the whole "well we are all immigrants" then you actually realize it's quite illogical. So, Christopher Columbus found the americas, but Indians were here first right? Wrong. Native Americans also immigrated. They came across the russian/alaskan bridge that existed then and slowly migrated south all the way to brazil and chile, making civilizations along the way. So by that standpoint EVERYONE immigrated from Eurasia. But come one, the argument is ridiculous anyway. There was no "america" then. The immigrants from Europe after Columbus is what inevideply set up our country. Everyone thinks Mexicanos and other hispanic immigrants have it hard, but you can't immigrate to america easily from ANYWHERE. The only reason people argue about it so vividly with mexicans is because they share a border with us and have a poor economy. You don't see Canadians coming across because they are doing alright. So if you want to argue that we should just open our borders to anyone who wants in, then get ready to be overun by people who don't speak english and have very little work skill sets.
Oh and stop saying that they do the jobs we won't. Maybe if you were to go ask the Clinton's they would probably not go orange picking or house cleaning, but you ask the average lower class american who just wants to pay there rent? They will jump to get that job. But that is just it. You can pay an illegal almost half as much as a citizen, so who do you think the jobs go to?
This isn't about immigrants rights, because in this country they just don't have them. It is about OUR rights, our promise that we can pursue a life of happiness, something that cannot happen if no jobs are available.
I understand that Mexico is in a terrible predicament. I understand that there is no food, no jobs and no opportunity there, but what good does it do to make America just like that? Instead we should be rebuilding Mexico. Not letting everyone take our rights and opportunities away.
Ok, now I really have to start my homework. Byes
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