Current Social Practices

Illegal Immigration

I want to discuss about illegal immigration to the U.S. from South America, Cuba and especially Mexico.  The issue on illegal immigration divided Americans to what is the right thing to do to stop it and find a solution. There are some pros and cons of this issue.  Some people say, Illegal immigrants benefits the U.S. economy, the low cost labor for businesses, increase cash circulation, good values, to strive for the American dream and perform jobs most Americans won’t take.  The opponents to illegal immigration say that illegal’s who break the law by crossing the U.S. borders without any or real documentation or by overstaying after their visas expired should be deported.  Should not get the social services benefit and given any access to become legal immigrant.  They also believe the illegal immigrants are criminals and social and economic burden to taxpaying Americans.

I understand why the illegal immigrants want to come to the U.S. leaving their home country and most of their families.  In my opinion and personal experience as an immigrant I think is because of their government and politics as much as poverty and hungry to become somebody.  They work hard and at a job that does not even pay a minimum wage.  They don’t have a right to anything if something happens to them.  The employers benefit from not paying a lot and not paying taxes.  Most of the job they are hired to do is not what most Americans would like to work in.  It is mostly hard labor jobs, factories, construction, lawn and yard, house or business cleaning.  This being said they try to help their families back home and live like a dog for themselves until it comes a day when they get the legalization or they get deported and pay a fine.  I am not saying it is right for them to sneak in illegally to the U.S. because not all of them are a drug and crime free.  Not only that they also broke the law of the U.S. by not having a legal document and entry.  The U.S. government is trying to control the boarders and improve a way to resolve the situations even if it is not hundred percent I am sure it is better now than it was ten years ago.

There was a recent Arizona state law that made head line news of the nation.  The Federal government did not support the law and the Obama Administration sued Arizona State.  It is under appeal and is expected to reach the Supreme Court.  The Arizona law was the most discussed tough immigration controversy because it was considered as discrimination for all the Hispanic community.  The law requires a police to investigate the status of people they legally stop whom they suspect are illegal immigrants.  I think this does not solve the current illegal immigration problem Americas facing today.