A Brooklyn Hispanic

I was talking with this man from New York today. Turns out he's Hispanic though with his thick Brooklyn accent he said most people don't suspect; not that I really noticed enough to have a thought one way or the other before he mentioned it. We started talking about the recent rally in downtown LA recently regarding the political climate of anti illegal immigration. I heard what he had to say about the issue but as a typical New Yorker he really didn't care much way to hear what I had to say. I mainly agree with what he had to say that there should be more of a crackdown as to employers. And he did bring my attention to the issue of illegal immigrant incarceration; some being held up to a year. Such a thing is atrocious considering that it cost 20,000 a year for taxpayers to incarcerate one person and conditions most of these people are subject to for just seeking a better economic environment; that is obviously a racket if I ever heard of one.

My opinion is that the issue should be tackled from all sides. I say there should be a wall built between the U.S. and Mexico. As he pointed out sure there will be holes poked in the walls and others will dig under it and illegal immigration will continue but the point of the wall is to slow it down. He then pointed out the illegal immigration of Canadians and that no one cares because they are white; but I do and I think there should be a wall built on the border of Canada too. The reason being that is it's actually comparatively easy to get into Canada and sneak across the U.S./Canadian border if your from someplace else in the world, especially if you speak english. With the increased risk of terrorism I think building borders both to the north and south would be a good idea. I also support an increased crackdown on employers; the question is how to do it without Hispanics feeling targeted because they are Hispanic.

But immigration is important to this county and I support increasing legal immigration from Mexico and Latin American as illegal immigration slows down from those countries. I also support legal amnesty if you are able to survive under the radar for ten years or more. It's preposterous to deport people that have blended in so effectively and essentially become Americans. Also there should be amnesty ensentives for whistle blowers that significantly contribute to reducing illegal immigration racketing; especially those involved in criminal activities.