Friday, August 2, 2013

   I have read "Unlikely but Necessary Immigration Reform" from the blog History in the Making. The authors have introduced rather redundant subject that law makers don't really have the solution. It's not that hard to notice that our immigration system has fallen apart. There was a massive amnesty back in Reagan administration as a permanent remedy to our broken immigration system, but we have now noticed that amnesty was never a solution to this problem. The author of the post has suggested that legalization would add approximately 10 million possible workforce to our economy. He also mentioned that tax revenue would dramatically increase and economic demand would increase the national GDP. 
   I have a rather different point when it comes down to immigration. I don't believe that a comprehensive immigration reform is not the key solution to this problem. First of all, coming up with an ultimate solution to a problem would take very long time and may not be the most efficient way. I personally think that we should prioritize who would be best beneficial to this country. I don't want to see unskilled labors that later benefits off of welfare. Illegal immigrants who have college degree or have the intention of joining the military should be the major target of legalization. They are the most Americanized part of illegal immigrants and are the most skilled people. After legalizing them, we can talk about what we can do with seasonal farm workers, lawn care people, and etc.     We hear many sympathetic stories when it comes down to immigration, but we shouldn't forget that we live in a nation of law.  

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