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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Reflections from Sidney

Personalizing a controversial political topic changes one's views on that topic. Meeting people labeled "illegal" by American society made me realize there was another side the story; that these "illegal" people had no bad intentions at all, just bad circumstances. Mackaela and Andres were most likely children of illegal immigrants, but they had as much love and childlike charm as you'd like to encounter. These kids faced the possibility of losing their families everyday. Everyday together was something to be thankful for. It's easy to look at statistics, facts, and economics and decide that illegal immigration is harmful to our country. However, it's harder to agree with that when you get up close and personal with those who are "causing the problem." None of the undocumented immigrants want to harm America, but they do want to feed their families, and America is the only option. Any American could agree that he/she would do anything -illegal or not- if it meant keeping their families alive. This is the reason the problem of illegal immigration is so complex. Because of this trip and the people I encountered that "shouldn't" be inside our borders, I believe America should loosen the reigns on immigration laws so that immigrants do not come in illegally. The inevitable fact is, immigrants will keep coming over if it means their family can survive. "Illegal" status, tall fences, border patrol, and even risk of death won't stop them from trying-and often succeeding- in crossing the American border, so we might as well accept this and welcome more immigrants graciously rather than trying build a sand dune to stop a tsunami.

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