We Welcome All LEGAL Immigrants!

The immigration is one of the most controversial issues in recent months; especially it has been on the headlines since hundreds and thousands of illegal protesters flooded into Los Angeles City streets demanding their rights. Everyone agrees that the immigrants built the United States and we all welcome them with open arms.

Many of us tried to look away from the problem as long as it doesn't affect immediate pocket books. Even though, we know that illegal immigrants cost states millions of our tax dollars in California and Arizona. Particularly, it is ironic that high school protesters, who are probably illegal immigrants being subsidized by American citizen’s tax money for free schooling, have little regard for the country. Some of us were starting to be annoyed by Mexican flags being waived by these protesters dishonoring the American flag. Yet they were demanding the same rights as the citizens. On the other hand, many companies want to cheap labor from honest, hardworking immigrants who just want a better life for themselves and their families. There’s the hypocrisy of the nonsense from both sides.

There is no simple answer to resolve the immigration problem. Currently, twelve million illegal immigrants are in the Unites States and the numbers are growing every day. One thing everyone agrees that our borders should be controlled first, while we are figuring out what to do with these twelve million undocumented illegal immigrants.

The congress wants to make them felons. No doubt it is not going to happen. Options have been discussed such as making a guest-worker program to continue the supply of labor or, make them all citizens of the United States. Either way, it is encouraging others to continue to come into the country illegally.

Non-Americans are discussing a boycott on May 1 that will stop work, buy, going to school and everything else what they are doing. We should support this effort and use the entire month of May as the month without illegal immigrant workers, and see whether we are able to survive. At the same time, make them all return their home country temporarily before they can legally return. So, they can go through the regular channel and requirements that other legal immigrants go through.

Without a doubt that the country needs immigration and all Americans welcome it. Unlike other countries, the opportunities are offered to all legal immigrants in the United States as they should be; however, not for illegal undocumented immigrants. For example, no matter how many years an American resides in other countries as an immigrant, he/she is rarely permitted to work or get a professional job in that particular country because these countries want to protect these jobs for their own citizens. We all understand that these countries have the right to protect their sovereignties. Why shouldn’t these illegal immigrants understand that?

Illegal immigration problem can be solved when politicians stop being politicians and rule by the law. Americans greet all legal immigrants with open arms when they learn and speak the English language and encourage their children to excel at a good education. We all like to see our neighbors to be diversified and learn other cultures through them. The difference between welcome and unwelcome immigrants by Americans is Legal or Illegal. As it sounds, illegal means against the law and legal means abiding the law. It is as simple as that. We welcome all LEGAL immigrants!