On June 28, 2007, the Senate failed to collect enough votes to advance immigration legislation (S. 1639). This immigration bill would grant legal status to 12 million illegal immigrants in the US. There are many reasons why this bill should be passed. But there are also many reasons why it shouldn't be passed. American illegal immigrants are one of the key factors to American economy. However, some argue that with the legal status they will be granted with this bill, they will take away jobs from a large number of current Americans. Giving support to the Senate's decision, U.S. Rep. Phil English said, "The architecture of the Senate’s immigration bill was flawed from the very beginning. Today’s Senate vote reflects the strong sentiment of Americans across the country who will not support an immigration plan that encourages amnesty and embraces a guest worker program that would take jobs away from willing American workers."
Personally, I do not agree with the Senate's decision. The US is a country made up of immigrants. This country was started by the immigrants, built up by immigrants, and it is thriving because of the immigrants. Without them, our economy will stop flourishing shortly.
4 comments:
I agree! As a country of immigrants we should give equal opportunities to everyone and not just "Americans". If critics believe legal status can determine who gets a certain job or not this is completely naive. We should not worry about what people may think, because eventually those who deserve it will earn it. As a strong country, the United States must exhibit acceptance and not start ruling with a strict rule
i believe that the illegal immigrants should not be made legal except through the proper immigration process. i don't really see how they help the US economy except taking the jobs that should belong to the US citizens.
I believe that if the illegal immigrants are granted citizenship in the U.S., they would no longer do the dirty works and go for the better jobs, thereby making our government's goal futile. To ask the government, why would we need to legalize the illegal immigrants? What's the benefit we get out of it? Nothing. We just need the illegal immigrants so they will do the dirty job that Americans won't do.
I don't think the immigration bill should go through because these illegal immigrants should not be made citizens. I understand if a person who comes here legally wants to gain their citizenship. However, these people did not come to this country the right way.
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