It annoys me, probably a little more than it reasonably should, that I haven't been able to come up with a clear-cut opinion for myself on illegal immigration. It's one of the few debates that come up* where I think both the conservative and liberal sides have very valid points, and are both equally justifiable in their opinions. Well, obviously not the extremists, who are always wrong no matter what. "SHOOT ALL THE MEXEECANS ON SIGHT" and "WE SHOULD LET EVERYONE LIVE HEAR REGARDLESS OF ANYTHING". But let's pretend that idiots don't exist for awhile and talk about something reasonable.
See, the liberal argument is that since this country was FOUNDED by immigrants, we should be okay with letting anyone in. Which is sort of true. And we certainly do put out the APPEARANCE that we're like that. You know, Statue of Liberty, Golden Gate Bridge, all that stuff. But apparently, we're not in that mindset anymore, which doesn't seem really fair. Plus, it's sort of almost impossible to get out of places like Cuba legally.
On the other hand, the conservatives actually have a point this time. Yeah, there are people who are here illegally, and they're kinda dicking over the people who actually applied for citizenship and all that. And the whole Dream Act thing, to give them tuition benefits and stuff? They're taking that money away from inner-city kids who need it too. Plus, yeah, it's incredibly stereotypical to say that they're "taking our jobs", but that IS a genuine point. Goddammit.
The conclusion? I don't have one. Form your own opinion, I'm still working on mine.
*Well, debates that aren't about stupid things anyway. "And I'm telling YOU that Superman could EASILY race the Flash." Which is stupid because if Superman is faster than the Flash, the Flash serves no purpose. Duh.
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