Sunday, February 19, 2012

Monday Matters: Controversy #2

The White House No Longer Views Illegal Immigration As A Crime

Hanson of Investor's Business Daily offers his opinion on the White House's new perspective on illegal immigration. The Obama Administration stated that "it will focus enforcement only on those who have committed crimes — with the implicit understanding that it is no longer a crime to illegally enter and reside in the United States". Hanson voices his concern towards this policy, stating that illegal immigration is not just a one-time crime as the immigrants lie frequently on their job applications of their origins. In addition, the cheap labor that illegal aliens give damages the labor value of actual American citizens. Hanson also emphasizes the unfairness of this policy, as it punishes people seeking legal immigration with delay or rejection while awarding illegal immigrants for breaking the law and seeking to the American border. Hanson states that he is in affirmation of having the illegal immigrants test for proficiency, American citizenship, or pay a fine but reiterates that many illegal aliens would not be willing to comply with those demands. 

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