Even as these debates and votes go on, work on a border fence is taking place. Yet ironically, in December of last year, one of the companies working on the fence was fined $4.7 million for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.
In a country founded by immigrants, it seems almost anti-American to create laws that make immigration harder for those who want to live the “American Dream,” but the idea of immigration laws is not a new one. On this day, June 18, in 1798, President John Adams passed the Naturalization Act which was the first of the Alien and Sedition Acts. These acts were created to give to the federal government the ability to deal with suspicious persons while
Many at this early point in the
So as we consider these new immigration acts and the policies in which will be put in place, we must ask ourselves if we think they are constitutional. Further more, we should also ask if the freedom and equality which has been battled throughout the short history of our nation has been defined only for those who were born within this nation. Should the “American Dream” be only available to those who are “native Americans”? (And if so, how does that affect you, an immigrant or a descendant of an immigrant?)
The video below shows a parody of the meeting of the Native Americans and the British in reference to the current Immigration Debate (if you choose to watch the video, please pardon the buffalo's language)
3 comments:
I like history as well as current events and therefore, I love the concept of your blog. I was especially interested in this post because I work in an area with a large immigrant population. I have heard horrific stories about how they came to be in the United States and that made me ponder your last statement about "native Americans."
I love your blog. It is physically attractive and your postings are so interesting. Great for kids and adults.
From: Elizabeth in your online UF class
Your blog is truly well thought out and appealing. The parody was hilarious to say the least and poignant. Immigration is a hot topic especial with the terrorist alert. This makes the excellent point that only the Native Americans are the only ones who are not immigrants. I am glad I was able to come into this country and become a citizen when the one I was bore in was at war.
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