The Dream Act, and the small portion of it that was rammed through against the will of the people, sounds good, but it's got problems.
Obama just issued an executive order, ensuring that younger illegal immigrants who meet certain parameters cannot be deported. They must have been brought here before the age of sixteen, be currently under the age of thirty, graduated high school, and a few other requirements.
The basis of this is that they never chose to come here, they were brought here by their parents. They've built a life in the U.S., and have committed no crimes (Which is a false statement, since being here in the first place is in itself, a crime.)
Here's the problem.
First, as I stated earlier, they are here illegally to begin with. Now, if they're under eighteen, it's not really their fault. They were brought here by their parents. But why is this a reason to not deport them? We're not talking about incarcerating them here, we're talking about enforcing that a crime that is being committed cease. If you rob a bank, then give the money to your children, it's not their fault, but that's not a reason to not confiscate the funds. If they want to be here, then they need to be legal citizens. Only a few ignorant people are against legal immigration.
Second, this takes an opportunity away from a person trying to do things the right way. The more pressure there is on our country from illegal immigrants, the fewer we can allow to come here legally. All are resources are dedicated to taking care of those that don't have a right to be here in the first place. They are stealing from those that started off the same, but decided to do it the right way.
The Dream Act isn't this wonderful thing that only helps innocent people. It helps criminals continue to be criminals. It helps them steal tax dollars and votes from law abiding American citizens, and steal opportunities away from those that would do things the right way. Don't be fooled, the Dream Act is NOT harmless. It only helps criminals.
Obama just issued an executive order, ensuring that younger illegal immigrants who meet certain parameters cannot be deported. They must have been brought here before the age of sixteen, be currently under the age of thirty, graduated high school, and a few other requirements.
The basis of this is that they never chose to come here, they were brought here by their parents. They've built a life in the U.S., and have committed no crimes (Which is a false statement, since being here in the first place is in itself, a crime.)
Here's the problem.
First, as I stated earlier, they are here illegally to begin with. Now, if they're under eighteen, it's not really their fault. They were brought here by their parents. But why is this a reason to not deport them? We're not talking about incarcerating them here, we're talking about enforcing that a crime that is being committed cease. If you rob a bank, then give the money to your children, it's not their fault, but that's not a reason to not confiscate the funds. If they want to be here, then they need to be legal citizens. Only a few ignorant people are against legal immigration.
Second, this takes an opportunity away from a person trying to do things the right way. The more pressure there is on our country from illegal immigrants, the fewer we can allow to come here legally. All are resources are dedicated to taking care of those that don't have a right to be here in the first place. They are stealing from those that started off the same, but decided to do it the right way.
The Dream Act isn't this wonderful thing that only helps innocent people. It helps criminals continue to be criminals. It helps them steal tax dollars and votes from law abiding American citizens, and steal opportunities away from those that would do things the right way. Don't be fooled, the Dream Act is NOT harmless. It only helps criminals.
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