Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Arizona Senate Rejects 5 Bills on Immigration
I found this article dated 3/17 about the Arizona Senate rejecting 5 bills on immigration. This article dovetails with our discussion last week in class. It appears that the economic boycotts initiated when Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed the immigration law in April 2010 have had an impact. Even republican leaders who had previously supported more stringent immigration law have asked for a “timeout” to allow Arizona to recover economically. The legal struggles will continue, but for the time being, the left has won in Arizona.
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Mitch, thanks for adding on to our discussion in class. I'm surprised at how much support has already started to waiver on this issue. Personally, though, I think it might be a good idea to set the issue aside and focus on more imminent problems. I'm not saying that the issue should be ignored but honestly it's just not as important as the troubles everyone is having with the economy. It doesn't do any good to provide and enforce tighter restrictions on illegal immigration if your state is so broke it can't function.
ReplyDeleteI am passionate about immigration. That is the main reason I am studying human resources. Most of the immigrants are just poor people from Latin America trying to find work so they can support themselves and/or their families. We need to treat all people with compasssion. They are our brothers and sisters in Christ. I know wht the illegal immigrants are doing is against the law but we need to change the law and allow these people to be able to provide for themselves. I dont mean to flout the law. But I do think I need to stick up for them.
ReplyDeleteChrist taught us to help those who are drowning but we must first know how to swin and therein lies the problem with uncontrolled immigration, ie: illegal immigration. The US has had immigration laws, like all other countries in the world, and they have been developed to be as fair and compassionate as possible while balancing the needs and limits of the country and its economy. The problem is not people immigrating but doing so illegally by bypassing the system of checks and balances. There is a reason for these laws and if you don't think they are the right ones then you should propose changes but in the meantime, if you break the law then you are commiting an illegal act. pretty clearcut. Also, it is a slap in the face for those legal immeigrants who followed the laws and guidelines. This issue is not a question of compassion or of holiness. This is an issue of breaking the law. By the way, there are provisions for humanitarian and political requests within the immigration laws. The US is the greatest country in the world, in many respects and especially so in being inclusive, but as in everything, save God's grace, there are limits, guidelines, restrictions, proceedures, etc and for the most part they are designed to maintain integrity. Being cognizant of our country's limitations and placing restrictions on immigration shows perhaps the highest level of compassion by working to ensure the option of immigration to our great country is available to others in the future. Anyone who says it is too hard to "get into the US" legally is dishonoring the sacrifice our forefathers made to forge this country from the tyranny of history. If you are not willing to work hard to meet the guidelines of citizenship then you do not possess what it takes to be a US citizen and I would propose that you would be happier somewhere else.
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