On Thursday, September 12, immigrant-rights activists were arrested for taking over the streets of washington DC while protesting.... what for? For congress to pass a legalization bill. This bill, other wise know as the immigration reform bill of 2013 is a way for Obama to automatically legalize undocumented immigrants living in the United States. The process would take 10-13 years, before achieving permanent residency and it would also cost millions.
104 women, 20 who are currently illegal as stated in the article stood in front of the Capitol pressuring Congress who is already pre-occupied with the country's financial problems as well as with the whole do we go to syria or not situation going on. This past year the house has tried to ease their way into the situation by adding security at border control and letting people work in what the call "guest worker" programs but unfortunately for the immigrants none of those are going to allow approximately 11 million people to get permanent residency.
Commentators outside the capitol explained that its unfair that families are being separated and that only certain ones are getting residency... but is it really unfair?
Being an immigrant myself, and from a country that is dealing with this as we speak, this topic has always been one that i was unsure about... myself questioning "should we let people in illegally". Im not trying to say that I do not feel for these people and that they don't deserve a better life but I have seen first hand what it does to a country... not the USA, but France with those coming from Arabic countries and South Africa. It is a difficult topic to have a humane opinion on but can the USA and should the USA jump in and actually take care of the situation.... are they financially stable?
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/12/immigrant-activists-arrested-capitol-hill-protest/?page=all#pagebreak
104 women, 20 who are currently illegal as stated in the article stood in front of the Capitol pressuring Congress who is already pre-occupied with the country's financial problems as well as with the whole do we go to syria or not situation going on. This past year the house has tried to ease their way into the situation by adding security at border control and letting people work in what the call "guest worker" programs but unfortunately for the immigrants none of those are going to allow approximately 11 million people to get permanent residency.
Commentators outside the capitol explained that its unfair that families are being separated and that only certain ones are getting residency... but is it really unfair?
Being an immigrant myself, and from a country that is dealing with this as we speak, this topic has always been one that i was unsure about... myself questioning "should we let people in illegally". Im not trying to say that I do not feel for these people and that they don't deserve a better life but I have seen first hand what it does to a country... not the USA, but France with those coming from Arabic countries and South Africa. It is a difficult topic to have a humane opinion on but can the USA and should the USA jump in and actually take care of the situation.... are they financially stable?
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/12/immigrant-activists-arrested-capitol-hill-protest/?page=all#pagebreak
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