The Immigration Reform

According to CFR, there are more than 3/4 of Americans leaning towards Immigration Reform for illegal immigrants, which includes a process that they can undergo to become legal citizens. The largest minority in America has easily become the Latino population, and politicians all over are debating what rights and chances they should receive in a "bipartisan debate".
Under the Bush Administration, there was a similar failed attempt at immigration reform. However, experts believe that the chances now are different. At a CPAC conference where Conservatives and Liberals debated immigration reform, it was clear Conservatives had a losing edge. As the new Latino population comes in, whether we like it or not, there is obvious need for some sort of alleviation or different approach in handling things - and so far the current method is not working.

I for one believe that the Latinos should be given American Citizenship much easier, and if they sneak in illegally should be given the opportunity to gain citizenship (especially if they were born here illegally). There is no need for discrimination against a certain race - is this not essentially racism on a lighter scale? When the slaves ran away to the North in the 1800s, the North did not pass strict immigration reform and crack down on the illegal immigrants. In both cases, the "illegal" aided the receiving side.
Illegal immigrants have been proven to help the economy, and at this point a mass eviction would be fatal to the economy. They take jobs Americans are unwilling to partake in, and since they are more open to change, according to the CFR, that also means new reform in other places when they are able to vote. This includes economical and environmental reform.

With the benefits that the Latino population are bringing, there is hard statistical data that backs up the need for the Latinos. They also help America economically too, so the debate itself should reach a consensus quite soon that favors the new immigration reform Congress is trying to push.




Works Cited

14, Bill McKibben March. "Immigration Reform -- for the Climate." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2013. Web. 14 Mar. 2013. <http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mckibben-immigration-environment-20130314,0,1673842.story>.

"Conservative Struggle on Immigration on Display at CPAC." NBC News. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2013. <http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/14/17312608-conservative-struggle-on-immigration-on-display-at-cpac?lite>.

"Council on Foreign Relations." Council on Foreign Relations. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2013. <http://www.cfr.org/immigration/us-immigration-debate/p11149>.

FABIAN, JORDAN. "CPAC: Conservatives Wrestle With Immigration Divide." ABC News. ABC News Network, 14 Mar. 2013. Web. 14 Mar. 2013. <http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/Politics/cpac-conservatives-wrestle-immigration-divide/story?id=18729918>.