An Immigration Story
Seventeen years ago today, I moved to the United States; an immigrant filled with hope and uncertainty!
I feel grateful that in these times of political turmoil over immigration that I am a libertarian and uncommitted to the staunch political ideals of Democrats and Republicans on the immigration issue.
We discuss immigration often in terms of statues, laws, permits and authorizations and we forget the humanity that lives behind those documents, sometimes in fear. I may not necessarily look the part of a struggling immigrant, but I too have felt that fear.
From a theoretical perspective, I believe in an ordered method for documenting who is in the country. We should know who is here. I also believe many of the laws we have in place, even those in place to show compassion to those who came here as children, fail to provide a final solution to the immigration problem. This leaves many people feeling like they have no other home, and yet no path to citizenship in this country where t…
I feel grateful that in these times of political turmoil over immigration that I am a libertarian and uncommitted to the staunch political ideals of Democrats and Republicans on the immigration issue.
We discuss immigration often in terms of statues, laws, permits and authorizations and we forget the humanity that lives behind those documents, sometimes in fear. I may not necessarily look the part of a struggling immigrant, but I too have felt that fear.
From a theoretical perspective, I believe in an ordered method for documenting who is in the country. We should know who is here. I also believe many of the laws we have in place, even those in place to show compassion to those who came here as children, fail to provide a final solution to the immigration problem. This leaves many people feeling like they have no other home, and yet no path to citizenship in this country where t…