Thursday, February 21, 2008

Illegal Immigration, let's be serious about it

Illegal immigration is a complicated issue. It goes far beyond the arguments we usually here on Cnn, Fox News, MSNBC and the mainstream media. It is too complicated to address it in a 20 minutes tv segment, especially if the segment is anchored by hosts whose only goal seems to be to gain ratings. Illegal immigration cannot be discussed using buzz words and phrases, such as "they are illegal", "they don't have the right to be here", "they are invading", "they take advantage of our taxes" and the lists goes on.
Discussions about Illegal Immigration cannot be taken lightly but seriously, that's why you cannot form your opinion about it by just listening to Bill O'reilly, Sean Hannity, Lou Dobbs, Glenn Beck, the La Raza Council, CARECEN or El Rescate.
Most Americans want order and structure not loud and superficial arguments. Most Americans don't want to have law enforcement rounding people and most Americans don't want a free pass for those who violated the law by entering the United States illegaly.
What most Americans don't know is that being here illegaly is not a crime, as conservative commentators claim and that ending illegal immigration is more than just put the national guard on the border or penalize employers.
Americans should now that illegal immigration put the country as the number one friend for millions of people, and that makes America safe.
I will explain that. For now, thanks for reading and let's start having a pragmatic, rational and lets discern between myth and facts.