Your Thoughts: Day Without Immigrants-Boycott

[Kamryn]

I’ve been gone for a little while, feels good to be back!
I love seeing intellectually stimulating conversation topics such as this one on the boards.
However, I must say that I find that one of the most recognizable misconceptions is the assumption that immigrants that are protesting and that this bill is affecting are Mexicans, the primary reason for the uproar is the fact that when we refer to immigrants, we’re referring to everyone from another country; Africans, Asians, Europeans, Australians, Islanders/West Indies, South Americans, and the list goes on... (Sidebar: The reason I say this is because there are a lot of posts referring to Mexicans.)

Then there’s the rippling effect. There are American Citizens who have earned their right, whereas they may have relatives who have not. Since non citizens may have been in the country for most of their lives, they eventually begin to feel that they are entitled to the rights of a US citizen, and that’s where the problem is evolving from. They have gotten by for so long that now that there is a threat, there will be uproar.

I know of many people who were caught up in that situation and have been deported. I was almost in the same situation. Although immigrants may have built this country, time changes and so does the laws. That’s one of the reasons it’s crucial that we be more active and involved in our legislative decisions. The bottom line is that there is a process that everyone needs to go through to become a “naturalized” citizen if you are not a “born” citizen. It’s a hard one, but it’s the law of the land you choose to live in.