Powerbuilder333 said:
Illegal immigrants have no rights, including the right to breath.
Hardworking "honest" folks do not sneak into foriegn countries.
I'm refering to ALL illegals, and not just Mexicans.
That is a bit of a hard stance to take. Even the best of Americans have broken the law. Some out of ignorance, others with full knowledge and just a lack of caring. Somewhere there is a born American plotting to break the law right NOW.
The illegals who commit the crime of crossing over and staying... They are doing it to save their lives for the most part! To keep from becoming caught up in the wars and misery in their own countries... You have to really know and see the human side of these people before you can make judgments...
I'm NOT advocating illegal immigration. I'm NOT justifying it. As a matter of fact, I think the wall on the MX border should be longer and higher!
I just don't let hatred cloud my judgment. These are people looking for better lives. A couple of bad apples will NOT make me want to throw the whole barrel over the fence.
Sure, their food taste weird. They dress a little funny. Some tend to over drink out of loneliness and depression for problems with their family back home... If I didn't speak their language, I would be PISSED OFF too if they were running a business and could not understand me.
But these are PEOPLE... PEOPLE! Not Animals. PEOPLE! Don't ever forget that...
The world turns. Things change. Empires rise. Empires fall. The present WILL BE the PAST one day. Today they want to come here. Tomorrow you might want to go over there... Greece, Egyp, Italy, Mongolia and even Peru where at one point huge, powerful and wealthy empires. Bigger and stronger for their time than the USA is today. Some prospered for 3-4X time longer time that the USA has been a nation.
Now those empires are just nations trying to survive, their citizens looking for better places to live...
You never know what history we will make in the next 100 or 200 or 300 years...
Lets try to set a precedent and example to love humanity, love your fellow man and hope it lasts thru the ages. You never know if your decedents will be the ones looking for a new home one day, and getting treated and abuse like shit....
Maybe even their right to "breath" will be questioned... Children who have carried your last name and DNA for ages, looking for a new home with opportunities, and getting mistreated by the locals.