Paula Aristene

Date published: 7/18/2006


I believe immigrants should have a chance to get their citizenship. I think the war on immigration has spiraled out of control.

I read that the Senate is trying to pass an immigration bill, and the article helped me realize that there are some people out there--our senators--who are willing to fight for our immigrants ["Another round of immigration hearings set," July 13].

There are many reasons immigrants flee to America. I think one reason is that there is not enough work in their countries. They often work in below-minimum-wage jobs or as day laborers, lacking health care and even the most fundamental workers' rights.

I also have recently read an article titled "Immigrants under attack, fighting back" in an online magazine called Workers World.

Here is a sentence from the article: "If anybody has a right to live and work in the Southwestern states, it is the Mexicans from whom those lands were stolen and the native peoples from this side of the border."

I think this statement stands strong and should be taken into consideration.

I believe that many immigrants have proven themselves; they have worked hard and have completed many tasks given to them.

Therefore, I think that the immigrants who have come and will be coming to America should be given a chance at a better life.

My parents are immigrants, and America opened its door to them. So who are we to tell the immigrants that they cannot come here to start a new life?

If we all think about it, we all are immigrants in this new world we call the United States.


Paula Aristene
Stafford

Date published: 7/18/2006

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