I know that as a teacher in a public school I'm supposed to remain unbiased. But I'm not. I love the children, and I will do everything in my power for them, but I have a problem with many of the immigrants around here. Not all. But many of them. And I know my arguments here are weak, mostly because I'm not putting much effort into strengthening them because it is just a blog and not a formal essay.
For one thing, many are here illegally. The laws in our country state that they have to apply to enter the country to live. It is not an unreasonable law, not really. We have to protect our citizens and our country. We have to be able to provide jobs for our citizens. I understand that they may have rough lives in their countries, but they still need to observe the law of our country. I also believe that our country should make it easier for refugees to seek sanctuary here.
I'm also frustrated because many of the immigrants come to the US to seek a better life, yet still cling to their own country. Some of these traditions are wonderful. It is healthy to maintain ties to your heritage. But when certain groups are angry that the US would consider making English the official language of the US, well.... that's ridiculous. You can't expect every citizen to know English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Korean, German, Japanese, Italian... etc.
It is also upsetting when people are upset that the US would dare put a law in place requiring them to show proof of citizenship to get a license. If you are going to protest a law like that, use an American law. Use the United States constitution. Don't fly your country's flags in protest. What is that going to get you?
In my opinion, when you move to a country, you are agreeing to follow its laws. You are submitting to it's government. Yes, you may disagree and/or protest some things, but respect the laws of the country. Seriously. If you are here illegally, then apply for citizenship. If you get deported... I'm sorry, but that's our law. It's there for a reason.
For one thing, many are here illegally. The laws in our country state that they have to apply to enter the country to live. It is not an unreasonable law, not really. We have to protect our citizens and our country. We have to be able to provide jobs for our citizens. I understand that they may have rough lives in their countries, but they still need to observe the law of our country. I also believe that our country should make it easier for refugees to seek sanctuary here.
I'm also frustrated because many of the immigrants come to the US to seek a better life, yet still cling to their own country. Some of these traditions are wonderful. It is healthy to maintain ties to your heritage. But when certain groups are angry that the US would consider making English the official language of the US, well.... that's ridiculous. You can't expect every citizen to know English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Korean, German, Japanese, Italian... etc.
It is also upsetting when people are upset that the US would dare put a law in place requiring them to show proof of citizenship to get a license. If you are going to protest a law like that, use an American law. Use the United States constitution. Don't fly your country's flags in protest. What is that going to get you?
In my opinion, when you move to a country, you are agreeing to follow its laws. You are submitting to it's government. Yes, you may disagree and/or protest some things, but respect the laws of the country. Seriously. If you are here illegally, then apply for citizenship. If you get deported... I'm sorry, but that's our law. It's there for a reason.
