Illegal Immigration: The Problem and the Solution

Illegal immigration has been something of a national pastime now. Everyone has an opinion and plan about it, except for the government.

Time and again the administration has failed to bring out a comprehensive plan to manage immigration. I am not blaming this administration only; the past governments are also to blame. But then the problems we have not will not be solved by blaming the past. The present government must realize the enormity of the issue and get it acts together.

As an immigrant, a legal one, I do feel that people should have opportunity to come to this country legally and get a chance to explore what it has to offer. Many of us have come here to escape persecution at home, or violence or poverty. America for us means a chance.

I do know that it not possible to let in everyone who wants to come into the country. There are limitations, and there has to be limitations. But I do not believe that the current immigration system provides enough opportunity to people who want to come here legally. For example: an international students who wants to stay here and work, and possibly apply for a permanent residents status has to be able to get a employer willing to sponsor him/her for the Green Card. After the events of 9/11 many employers have chosen not to follow through the lengthy paper work to sponsor a foreign worker. So does that student do? Some remain here illegally, while some join school again.

Some cities in US, especially along the border have become sanctuary cities. They provide a safe place for the illegal immigrants. I have said that the immigration system does not provide enough opportunities to come into the country legally, but I do believe that building sanctuary cities will only add to problem. Let’s look into the article “Protest end with Mexican Flag on California Post Office” by Aaron Samuels, he says, “They took down the American flag at the local post office, threw it on the ground and stomped on it, and then hoisted the Mexican flag in its place.”