Politicians label undocumented workers "criminals" and say they are leeches on our economy. While statistics show that immigrants are just as likely to commit crime as everyday Americans in the same economic brackets, skapegoating continues to help republicans win elections in immigration-heavy states like Arizona and Texas.
If these politicians could stop fearing immigrants simply trying to survive and start seeing opportunity in the matter of illegal immigration then instead of having migrants shot dead at the border, Mexicans could instead be guided towards American citizenship in a way that benefited everyone.
If immigrants arrived in America and were required by Washington to serve Americore or the American Red Cross, then would we halt the wave of anger being voiced by Latino Americans fed up with the White House's lack of immigration reform. Just think of all the good that could come out of a situation that has been turnt into a debate of anger. If we stopped using a policy of FEAR and HATE and started using a policy of 'Do Onto Others', then maybe this nation of immigrants could stop treating newcombers as a problem and instead see them as equal.
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