Reading upon some commentary on Austin American Statesman, this title intrigued me “Navarrette: Americans should drop the double standard on immigration.” And currently immigration is a huge topic in the parties.
Ruben Navarrette Jr., who writes for Washington Post Writers Group, brings up the topic of illegal immigrants working for contract services. One specific person he talks about is Lou Dobbs, a former journalist who was featured in The Nation that claimed a yearlong investigation finding illegal immigrants help maintaining Dobbs’ multimillion-dollar estates in New Jersey and Florida. Raising the question on whether or not “Dobbs knew, or should have known, that the contractors he relied on to provide the necessary labor – a south Florida landscaping company and a Vermont-based stable – hired illegal workers.”
Here is the thing; we have millions and millions of illegal people already over the border. And as much legal control we try to place onto it, I don’t think it will change. What we need to realize also, is that us Americans are becoming a minority. And that many other minorities are getting far better equality than most of us do. I’m not being racist at all, or judgmental, I am pointing out that as much as we don’t like it or approve of it it’s going to happen. Take into consideration Ubbs’ issue and who exactly is to blame, Ubbs or the companies that hired them? And if we say that the fault is at the company’s expense what action will be taken? More laws to more loopholes being found and used.
Navarrette says at the end of his article “Americans aren’t serious about stopping illegal immigration. They like to complain about it, at the water cooler, on talk radio, at the dinner table – even on television. Yet they have no qualms about using it for their benefit. They should be ashamed.”
And I would have to agree with Navarette, for many people like your neighbor, your senator and your political look up to may be using illegal immigrants tending their garden or cleaning their house or fixing it. And for all you know, they believe in controlling the border and not letting immigrants in or working. And the question arises again, who is to blame? Everybody should be ashamed I think those who agree and disagree with border control, everyone is at blame. We should not be as contradicted as a society.
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