My Viewpoint on Immigration

Immigration is the blueprint, foundation, and backbone of the United States. Freedom of speech, religion, and a dream for a better way of living has always been the morale fiber that has been interwoven throughout the history of this country. 

What is the difference between pulling up to the dock of Ellis Island on an over crowded ship then trying to use anything that is floatable to cross body of water risking one’s life for the same cause or idea?

The rich build businesses, foundations, and estates to pass on to the next generation and so that they will be remembered long after they have left this earth.

The poor tends to pass on heirlooms such as a mother’s wedding ring or dress, a hand-woven quilt, cooking recipes, and folklores about family history.

The Encyclopedia Americana puts it this way:

"People look for a place to settle where they can own land, eat well, vote and enjoy sense of equality and realize opportunities that were once denied the parents."

Has this not always been America’s dream?

So, if one is good enough to take care of their children, clean their house, do errands and take on the jobs that you think are beneath you, then what is wrong with their children sitting in the classroom learning the same as yours?

As long as the Statue of Liberty is out in the New York Harbor saying:

"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

I considered this to be an open door invitation to anyone anywhere. I believe that everyone has the right to come here to build a life for themselves and their families.

By: Sandra P., Woman to Woman participant

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The difference is that one is legal and the other is not.