Were should i stand?

Question

My mother came here legaly and followed the process on becoming a citizen. And my father came here ilegally but years passed and he got his green card. And now they are living the american way. But i do not know were to stand. If defending Immigrants or againt's?

Thank you for the answers.It's truly a hard desicion for me.

Answer 1

It depends on where your loyalty lies.
That's a tough situation to be in.. Be thankful that they're both legal now.. That's what matters. Fight hard to defend your country and the life your parents earned.

Answer 2

Instead of trying to blame the people, who are after all, just trying to make a living, look at the overall system that supports this and ask yourself what can be done about it. Your mother came here legally, so no problem. your father came her illegally, but later got a green card; that might be the issue. However, if there was a policy of not hiring any illegals or not rewarding them with green cards then he would not have been able to do so. The fact is, some of the laws here say one thing and others say something different. That is, its illegal to come here for work without a proper visa, yet companies who encourage this are allowed to continue. Your father made a personal decision about his life that I assume was the best he could make under his given set of circumstances. I don't see how it totally his fault if the companies in America first encouraged him to break the law by dangling jobs in front of him, then secondly not deporting him after he was here and rewarding him with a green card after he did. That's simply encouraging the behaviours that they pretend they want to curb.

The debate in America has focused mainly on keeping immigrants out so Americans won't have to pay for their care via taxes. Rarely has it been brought up that in requiring immigrants to be legal, they are given many rights which illegal immigrants may not have (insurance, minimum wage, police protection, etc.) If you look at it in a humanitarian way, there are still valid reasons for the laws.

I would also say that disobeying a law about immigration is not the same as committing a genuine felony. The former group is looking for a better life and is largely driven by economics; the latter group are genuinely anti-social people and I am not sure the two groups can be equated.

Basically, look at the issue from all angles, bring your values and opinions and decide for yourself.

Answer 3

It's good that you ask this question to yourself.

I recall looking through pictures of my great-grandfather, whom was an engineer. He was only educated to the seventh grade level, and he frequently invented things. Many of them didn't pan-out. Although he did come-up with the signal lights on a car, but he failed to patent it fast enough. Someone around him used that info, and is probably very rich.

Now had I the chose to rightful give my grandfather that patent....well.

That would mean that I would likely not exist, but that would be the selfless and right thing to do. See if he had patent it, chance are he'd be rich and my parents would have never met. So the chose of following what's best is not always in ones personal interest.

I would say defend legal immigration, but be weary of the idea of illegal immigration. You can understand your father's reasons, but the process in itself isn't how a nation stays together....if there is no border a nation sovereighty comes into question.

Answer 4

Your mom was legal, your dad got lucky.
Your choices are simple.
You are either loyal to the illegals and a traitor to your country you grew up in and were educated in.
You love your parents, are grateful they managed to get your dad legal, are loyal to your country; meanwhile, understanding that for a while your dad was wrong but he took steps to fix it rather than make demands for rights he didn't have until he changed his legal status.
Either way, you need to decide if you are pro-or anti.
Always defend the immigrants, just not the illegal aliens.
If you slip and fall, straddling a fence could become very uncomfortable.

Answer 5

Your parents are both legal now. Your father got lucky. By the way, Americans love immigrants. Illegals on the other hand do not share that same love.

Answer 6

Are you a super wealthy business owner? If you are, you should be in favor of the illegals. You can get richer from paying them next to nothing. Are you a working class person? If you are, you should be against the illegals. The illegals bring down the wages and destroy the unions and benefits of the working class Americans.

Answer 7

Its a tough decision, in those shoes, but your the only one who can answer this question for yourself.

One option is to fully ignore this conundrum. The other is to answer it and move on...

I've chosen to support it, as long as the immigrant came into the US legally with some sort of Visa (working or travel; not the kind you use for loans and credit).

Good luck when coming to your decision.

Answer 8

Well, your father, went going about getting his green card legally, even though he was at one time illegal. If I were you, I would think that, my father became legal, why can't the rest of the illegal aliens? Because they ARE breaking the law.

I would discuss this with your parents first, and see were they stand on the issue.

Answer 9

Stand with the laws of the country. It's the only way to be correct even if someone disagrees with you.

Answer 10

Well this whole situation is a tough one. It really seems that no one is right. I'm confused as you are on where to stand, so when you figure it out let me know.