Let start of by saying that I may have been rash about my last post. I do think that America would not be in a good position if it was to become an isolated country. There are many great things that come from a global community. I also apologize for not being very humane towards immigrants as I should be. So I still think that illegal immigrants have broken the law, but I have changed my view on their situation. Maybe America's plan for becoming a legal immigrant too hard and too expensive for some. So what are the presidential candidates doing to change this if they want to change it at all?
John McCain used to support comprehensive reform which would allow illegal immigrants to stay in America and through a process of registration and paying back taxes would be able to become citizens. This plan in essense sounds very good, but according to Romney it could take up to 13 years to become a citizen and even some of those trying to become citizens would be turned away and deported. (http://www.issues2000.org/Archive/2007_GOP_UNH_Immigration.htm)
As of late though, McCain has taken more of a conservative position on immigration. McCain wants more crack down on those who are illegal and to deport them. McCain is very much on the fence of this situation and if he can't make up his mind on what to say about his immigration stance then he may just lose many potential votes.
Obama seems to be more readily active in the immigration debate. He, being the son of an immigrant, is trying to make it so that everybody who wants to live the American dream can live it. Obama thinks that the problem with immigration is not the immigrants themselves, but rather the authority over these immigrants. Employers in America are not being helpful by hiring immigrants for lower wages. "Obama believes we must fix the dysfunctional immigration bureaucracy and increase the number of legal immigrants to keep families together and meet the demand for jobs that employers cannot fill." (http://usliberals.about.com/od/immigration/a/ObamaImmig.htm) The essential flaw is within the system, not the immigrants. America has made it too hard for immigrants to become citizens. This in effect just makes immigrants want to slip into the country and stay in the shadows rather than becoming citizens. So Obama is definitely a supporter for all immigrants becoming citizens but he is unproven. He is very good at speaking, but there is still doubt on whether he can actually do anything now that there are other issues that have become a bigger priority. (http://www.durrani.com/newsite/news_items/nactive_disp.asp?ID=3757)
Both candidates have sympathy towards immigrants but it is still up to debate on whether they will follow through with their plans for reform.
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Duckblogger,
Thank you for your open-mindedness on your position on illegal immigration. As for the immigration policies of the candidates, I do not think that illegal immigrants should be deported, but they should pay a fine or tax for their unauthorized crossing through the border. Who do you think is more capable of bringing immigration reform? Also, if other issues have taken higher priorities, will either candidate do anything on immigration policy? Finally, how long do you think immigration reform will take to arrive?
Tommy
Kyle,
Nice blog.
As a blogger of the same topic I must ask if you think that McCain has more to lose saying he supports immigration reform (a.k.a. amnesty)as opposed to Obama, because republicans are typically in favor of cracking down on illegal immigrants and are staunch opponents of amnesty.
-Emily
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