Thread: NYT:Siblings Divided by Immigration Laws

April 27, 2009, 9:54 am
Siblings Divided by Immigration Laws
By The Editors

As part of a series on immigration, Room for Debate last week convened a discussion on the issue of young illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children with their parents and were raised and educated here. The forum preceded an article by David Gonzalez, a Times reporter, that appeared on Sunday, titled, “A Family Divided by 2 Words, Legal and Illegal.â€

Everyone has to leave the country even the anchor babies. Laws have been broken way too long, and these illegals have not assimilated to even learn English.

we are fighting to stay together despite laws that seek to separate us on the basis of arbitrary categories

Arbitrary? You've got to be kidding. The difference between legal immigration and illegal immigration is clearly defined.

The Dream Act’s promise is not only to recognize that undocumented students were brought here by events beyond their control, and not only to recognize their individual contributions to a strong America. Just as importantly, the Dream Act would foster the growth of healthy immigrant communities, and enhance their commitment to a shared American future.

First, this is at the expense of American taxpayers and American students who are displaced by illegal immigrant students.

Second, Hispanic illegals have chosen not to become part of the shared American community. They have chosen to isolate themselves, unlike all previous waves of immigration. Furthermore, I don't see illegal Irish, Chinese, Russian, etc. students clamoring for free or reduced tutiion educations - only Hispanics.