Illegal Immigrants

I'm not quite sure where to begin except to say that all the hoopla surrounding illegal immigrants needs to stop. It's really disturbing to the way some people view those they don't think should be in the United States.

The recent list that was sent to law enforcement and media outlets in Utah is appalling: names, DOBs, social security numbers, due dates of pregnant women.

Unless you're the direct descendant of an American Indian (and I'm not talking about if you're 1/8 Indian), you're the descendant of immigrants. So your family fought in the Revolutionary War? Great! Thanks proving that your family moved here illegally. But they had permission to leave their original country? Oh, ok. Who'd they ask when they landed if they could stay here? The Indians? Yeah, I thought so

What? Your family moved here and came through Ellis Island? Awesome - so did mine. You think that makes your the descendant of legal immigrants? You're right, but only because the United States had different laws about immigration than they do now.

Illegal immigrants aren't taking away jobs. They're doing the jobs you don't want to do. Like cleaning chicken poop out of a chicken factory. Or picking fruit. Or making your fancy dinner at some fine dining restaurant.

Ugh. I'll get off my soap box now.