Just read an article about a 95 year old guy who served during World War II, only to recently find out he's not even a U.S Citizen. Now he's being told he might face deportation. The full story can be read HERE.
To be honest, I think it's really lame they're worrying about it. We have bigger issues to face than a 95 year old man who put himself in the line of fire for this country not being a citizen. I can see the argument of 'well he's not a citizen, so just like every other non-citizen, he needs to be deported'. It's a tough spot really, because he didn't know he wasn't a citizen. And what makes it harder is that he served during one of the toughest wars America went through. I'm torn between thinking it should be left alone, since he's so old and lived here peacefully, but at the same time, there's families from around the world doing the same thing. Trying to survive and make the 'American Dream' their own. The other side that makes it hard to decide what side I'm on is that 'illegal' immigration isn't right, on any level. Come into the country legally with the right paperwork, and there's no problem. But slipping under the radar and getting into here for free isn't right.
This can also be harder to figure out when compared to something like the illegal immigration of Mexican citizens. I know this is a change of topic, but I live in an area where there is a LOT of agriculture. How many white people are going to be out there in the sweltering summer heat, and rigidly cold winters keeping the crops healthy? Not many, IF any (mainly because the white man thinks he's above it, and we're not even talking about being racist. Blog post later on this specifically.). The problem here is, many immigrants come up from Mexico illegally to work the fields around Kern County because it's cheap labor, and they can get immigrant housing very easily. The problem is, they're here illegally.
I would have absolutely no objection to any immigrant, be it from any country outside the United States, to enter our homeland if it was legal. The paperwork is not that hard to get, and once you get it, you've got it. It's a done deal. But the issue is that people slip in and out of here in cargo ship crates from Asia and Africa, and in Jeeps and vans from Mexico. There's got to be a way to fix the issue of overall illegal immigration. Make it harder to slip under the radar, and if caught, they shouldn't be allowed in legally. Why be later rewarded to come back in when you were originally trying to get in free?
Like I said, it's a really tough situation to handle, and this is just ideas and thoughts I've had on it.
To be honest, I think it's really lame they're worrying about it. We have bigger issues to face than a 95 year old man who put himself in the line of fire for this country not being a citizen. I can see the argument of 'well he's not a citizen, so just like every other non-citizen, he needs to be deported'. It's a tough spot really, because he didn't know he wasn't a citizen. And what makes it harder is that he served during one of the toughest wars America went through. I'm torn between thinking it should be left alone, since he's so old and lived here peacefully, but at the same time, there's families from around the world doing the same thing. Trying to survive and make the 'American Dream' their own. The other side that makes it hard to decide what side I'm on is that 'illegal' immigration isn't right, on any level. Come into the country legally with the right paperwork, and there's no problem. But slipping under the radar and getting into here for free isn't right.
This can also be harder to figure out when compared to something like the illegal immigration of Mexican citizens. I know this is a change of topic, but I live in an area where there is a LOT of agriculture. How many white people are going to be out there in the sweltering summer heat, and rigidly cold winters keeping the crops healthy? Not many, IF any (mainly because the white man thinks he's above it, and we're not even talking about being racist. Blog post later on this specifically.). The problem here is, many immigrants come up from Mexico illegally to work the fields around Kern County because it's cheap labor, and they can get immigrant housing very easily. The problem is, they're here illegally.
I would have absolutely no objection to any immigrant, be it from any country outside the United States, to enter our homeland if it was legal. The paperwork is not that hard to get, and once you get it, you've got it. It's a done deal. But the issue is that people slip in and out of here in cargo ship crates from Asia and Africa, and in Jeeps and vans from Mexico. There's got to be a way to fix the issue of overall illegal immigration. Make it harder to slip under the radar, and if caught, they shouldn't be allowed in legally. Why be later rewarded to come back in when you were originally trying to get in free?
Like I said, it's a really tough situation to handle, and this is just ideas and thoughts I've had on it.
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you should go for a bikeride or something today!!!!1!!
-16yo
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