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Originally posted by starang21
because the current law of the land requires them to be documented.
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...and i second that emotion.
if you are here legally, that is one thing. but when you BREAK THE LAW to be here, that is a whole 'nother ball of wax. while it may be time consuming to get the proper paperwork done and it may be harder to do it the legal way, VERY BAD THINGS HAPPEN when you are here illegally: shady employers exploit you and threaten you with turning you in, there is human slavery, human trafficking... yes, these things are very much alive and well in 2006. how are you going to demand the rights and privileges of an American or a legal immigrant if you are here ILLEGALLY? i don't know about you all, but i would be pretty darn TICKED if i spent all this time, money, and effort to gain lawful status in this country the RIGHT way, and then somebody comes here illegally and then just gets the same things that i do...
i think the process to being granted citizenship in this country is a long one, but i think that citizenship into the country shouldn't be something that is just afforded to whomever wants it. there should be a process and if it is lengthy and costly... i don't mean to be unsympathetic, but so be it. the opportunities and securities that citizenship afford you will provide a hundredfold return on the investment over the course of a lifetime. AND...just as an aside, i work for the federal government (and i just finished up a grad class on Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants) and we talk all this stuff about America exploiting immigrants...but there are TONS of instances where America does for immigrants what it will not do for its native citizens who were born here and worked here all their lives... where is the protest for that?