Immigration Reforms has been a bone of contention among the law makers and the US government. Thousands of reform supports marched in Washington on Monday to support Mr. Obama.
As the U.S. Congress moves beyond the issue of health care, some lawmakers
are pushing for an overhaul of the nation's immigration system. At the heart of
the debate is a proposal to give legal status to millions of illegal immigrants
living in the United States.
The issue engenders strong feelings from both sides and recently tens of
thousands of supporters of reform marched in Washington.
Tens of thousands of reform supporters marched in Washington.
The US Congress is moved from the issue of health care and now the law makers
are trying to overhaul the US Immigration policy. According to the sources, US
President Mr. Obama is in favor of making illegal immigrants residing in the US.
Walter Castro who marched in Washington
recently came to the United States
from El Salvador
when he was seven years old. He joined many lending support to President Obama
who supports immigration reform. Castro is in favor of making a legal path to
citizenship for the estimated 11 to 12
million illegal immigrants living in the U.S.
"What I do want to see happen is that they get legalized, even if they
have to pay back taxes and that they also have to pay penalty fees," said
Castro.
On the contrary, the strong opposition of Republican Lawmakers is creating
roadblocks for the immigration reforms.
"We do not need to be importing a massive poverty stricken, poorly
educated welfare class," said Dan Stein, President of the Federation for
American Immigration Reform. He strongly opposes any measure that grants
amnesty for illegal immigrants.
"Nobody should be talking about an amnesty program for two reasons. One,
it encourages more people to come illegally. Two, it discourages people who
might have gone back to their homeland from doing so," added Stein.
According to the studies done on the flow of illegal immigrants coming from Mexico
to the U.S.,
the numbers has slowed slightly. Analyst say it's due in part to the economic
downturn, tougher border enforcement and an increase in workplace raids by
police looking for illegal immigrants. But Immigration reform advocates
maintain a legal path to citizenship for undocumented workers will help boost
the U.S.
economy. Eliseo Medina, is vice president of Service Employees International
Union, the largest U.S.
labor union of immigrant workers.
"It is estimated that if we legalize the estimated 11 or 12 million
[illegal immigrants] that they will lead to a growth in our [US]
economy of $1.5 trillion and that is something that is good for
everybody," noted Medina.
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