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Originally Posted by engineergirl
I appreciate your articulate responses, and I do not agree with the name calling and assumptions that other Dreamers have made about you, just because people don't agree with our views (hey, at least you don't sound like a hillbilly!).
Just speaking for myself here:
I do not feel entitled to anything. I am well aware that the United States is a generous nation. The United States and the citizens do not owe me anything. It's true. I, however, owe the United States a lot and I would like to be given an opportunity to give back, to prove that I love my this country as much as you love it, if not more. I would like to prove myself, and DACA has given me a chance, but of course I'd like to be able to participate in the democratic process, and travel, and lots of other things I can't do right now with DACA only. I am all alone in this country, and perhaps if my parents were here I'd want the same for them, but they're not. They did, however, lived here without documents for many years. Life as an immigrant is not easy. All non-DACA recipients want at least an opportunity to work, to pay their taxes, drive, to live without fear of separation of their families, give back. Perhaps you see it as entitlement, but I don't think it is: it's simply humane (and kind of logical if you see it from a economics perspective). The law is not perfect nor logical nor humane, and I feel sorry for those who have to wait years for their families to be united. So the goverment is the blame a little(!) as well for making it impossible to legally emigrate for some people or fix their status (thanks President Clinton!), and because the goverment agencies that handles these cases (USCIS, DHS, etc) takes foreveeeerrrrrrrr, as in up to 20 years, to process an application. A lot of these undocumented immigrants have petitions pending, it's literally now just a matter of time. I wish I could add more to it, but I would take a whole lot of room, trying to explain myself, and still wouldn't change your opinion. Have a great weekend!
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Thank you for your kindness. As I explained to "kabs" my issue is not with bona fide Dreamers, who were brought here as children, and know no other home. I do not fault you. I support you. But, I cannot support CIR. Frankly, I don't know anyone who does.
Immigration "reform" should not include amnesty. It should involve streamlining our legal immigration process, granting foreign STEM graduates an opportunity to remain here, and other necessary improvements.
However, people who willfully violated our laws should not be rewarded with legalization. No country can sustain this level of unabated massive illegal immigration. Too much damage has been done. I realize massive illegal immigration has been facilitated by the U.S. government. I also realize many are here simply to work.
While I certainly feel compassion, my loyalty is to this country and the citizens who are seeing their wages depressed, businesses bankrupted, displaced jobs, crime, and destroyed neighborhoods. There are no jobs Americans won't do for a decent wage and benefits.
I also notice, unlike prior immigrants who came here with a desire to become an American, the majority of illegal aliens seem to have no such aspirations. Many refuse to assimilate, and arrogantly expect to be accommodated in Spanish. Again, the government and businesses are complicit. No other group has been so coddled. Other immigrants either learned English, or they could not survive in the country. It was sink or swim. There has never been a press 1 for English and 2 for French, Italian, German, etc.
I believe another amnesty would be the final nail in the coffin. If we reward millions again, in ten years we will have perhaps 40 million more demanding the same. Repeating the same failed policy would be national suicide. Rather than progressing, we would become a replica of the failed third-world countries illegal aliens fled. That is not what I want for my country.
Good luck! Have a great day and a wonderful weekend.