A majority of these individuals have lived here their entire life and consider this country as their home. They consider themselves AMERICAN. They have little to no knowledge of their parent’s or relatives’ home country. So why would we not grant them limited access to the things that this country provides for a better living that most of its own citizens take for granted?
They don’t realize that denying these undocumented students can result in an increase in crime. How? If you’re not able to work on-books (legally with a SSN#), you will work off-books earning money (TAX-FREE!). Earning money in this country that’s tax-free might land you in jail. Secondly, if these individuals cannot find a legitimate off-books job, they will find themselves involved in illegal activities just to make a living. Get the drift yet?
I’ve heard people say that this would cause an increase in people jumping the border to come here. I say “No! It won’t”. Why not? If they put a limit on the act itself stating that the law covers children who came here within a specific time frame, anyone outside of that time frame would be considered ineligible. I do have to say that the one part of the act I do disagree with is giving these individuals amnesty during those six years. I don’t think it’s right. You do the crime, you do the time.

The mistake of the amnesty in 1986 was that it was given to everybody who applied and was not carefully monitored. I know people who obtained their “papers” by posing as agricultural workers even though they never set foot on a field. This example only proves that the goverment was lazy and took the easy way out when trying to get rid of the problem of illegal immigration. As a result, we had a bunch of people who really didnt deserve to be here taking adavantage of our goverment programs milking every possible benefit out of tax payers. What is worse, is that the problem wasnt solved and now it has doubled in size.

In my opinion the goverment should legalize only those people who are deserving of the privilege. People who abide by the rules, and who can prove that they are here to work and raise their families in an honest way and by following the law. Perhaps most importantly, people who are here to improve their life not only economically, but socially as well. By this I mean people who take interest in adopting the american culture,learn our language and follow our laws without losing their identity.

The majority of the people who come from latin american countries do not place a high value on the education of their children because they themselves are not educated. Perhaps knowing that attending college will give their children a chance to be legal, will push them to educate themselves and push their children harder to get educated.

As I understand it, if they have the proper amount of schooling, they can qualify and will not need the military service. But again, I have not read the proposed statute, itself, and it is entirely possible that the language could change during debates in Congress.

So, please do not rely on my thoughts or construe what I am saying as legal advice.