No, that is not just a salacious headline geared to have you stop and read my blog. That is an actual headline from the Salt Lake Tribune. Click on the link to read the article:
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_5756635
The idea that Immigration is the key to the demise of our Nation is baloney. Our schools must be teaching selective history because it seems everyone has forgotten that we are all immigrants. The only people that have a right to rail against the idea of foreigners moving in are the Native Americans. But if I remember correctly it didn't work too well... whitey still here. So now after all these years of touting that we are a melting pot, evangelizing "The American Dream" to all nations, and proclaiming just how well we have it here by exporting multi-million dollar entertainment experiences abroad, we are now saying, "Sorry, all full."
I understand that it is not Immigration that everyone is barricading against but Illegal Immigration. But my problem is that the American system of filtering is broken. Now I have not polled a large pool of Americans but talking to those around me about the situation with my brother-in-law Luis, most had no idea that just marrying an American citizen does not guarantee you a green card. That is now an old wives tale. My sister-in-law has been husbandless for over 6 months. And that is with the couple working for over two years and paying thousands of dollars in fees to gain citizenship. The American system of dealing with the "problem" is voluntary deportation and then cross your fingers. This is wrong.
So now America is not only looking at losing a man who works harder than five Americans pulling a 70 hour work week for less than any card-carrying citizen. But now his wife, a college degree holding Elementary School Teacher (aren't we in short supply these days), is facing the possibility that her husband will not be granted citizenship and will have to leave the country she was born in to be with him.
The United States should be disgusted but of course they are too busy with having to rid the country of peaceful protest and freedom of speech. Check these out.
Here is a different networks take on the protest:
http://video.nbc4.tv/player/?id=99815
So as you can see this is becoming a very heated issue. Those of you who know me know that I am not one to go off railing against the government unless it is something that is worth speaking up about. So please if in the next few months if any legislation comes up about the immigration issue please step up and voice your opinion, whatever it might be. Also be praying for the issue with Isabel and Luis that it will soon be taken care of so they won't be seperated from each other any longer.
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Hey Bob,
Illegal immigration will not be our country's demise. We have far bigger problems to deal with like: gay marriage, the threat of universal health care, and the knowledge that there are countries out there that are evil because they do not subscribe to our own system of government.
Whatever did we do before we had Bush?
In all seriousness though, you are absolutely right. Our immigration system is a complete joke and building bigger fences and creating laws that punish people trying to do the right thing is not the answer.
Take care,
Chris Gray
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