Sorry about the hiatus, everyone. Mild writer's block.
So, there's some legislation due up in Maryland coming up. Check out the story here. One of them is a bill that would allow illegal immigrants to have in-state tuition for Maryland universities and colleges.
Huh?
How do they get accepted at uni's and colleges in the first place? Illegal! It's right there in the bloody name!
Don't get me wrong. I welcome immigrants. Come one, come all, enjoy the (relative) freedom and opportunities we can provide that enticed you here in the first place. But for the love of Pete and Pete, do it legally, go through the channels! I'm usually pretty liberal, but this one seems like a no-brainer to me. I can't blame the illegal immigrants, though, they're just greasing the system and I've got a bit of respect for that. Now, the system? Gotta do something about that.
We've got to stop treating illegal immigrants as if they're not there, or worse, as this legislation is moving towards, as if they're a slighted group of citizens. That's the entire problem. They aren't citizens. Not yet. They've greased the system. If they want the rights inherent to being a fully fledged citizen, or even a recognized immigrant, then take the steps to become one. Please.
It almost pains me to be that right-wing, but I can't help it. I have problems with the fact that an entire group of people get away with a wink wink nudge nudge for doing something illegal. Either make it legal, or do something about it, is all I ask.
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yea, they've got the same thing going on up here in CT.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I'm pretty liberal myself, but I work with a woman who is Bermudian and seeing the incredible amount of strife she's been put through not only with her immigration but that of her sons and her mother, it really pisses me off when I see the "lets help the illegals more and screw those who are trying to do things the right way."
ReplyDeleteFinally, someone that feels the same way as me. It irks me that they have more rights and more help from the states, the feds, and every bleeding heart liberal AND THEY ARE NOT EVEN CITIZENS!! In Oregon the situation is completely out of hand as well.
ReplyDeleteHey, watch that bleeding heart liberal stuff. Normally, my heart bleeds.
ReplyDeleteThe United States already has one of the most liberal immigration policies in the entire WORLD. But this is a slap in the face to those immigrants who came here legally, paying all the fees, taking all the classes, waiting, waiting, waiting, and going through red tape just to became legal U.S. citizens.
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