The questions are: who gets to be an American. When, why and how. Basically the consensus is that "everyone wants immigration policies that contribute to a society that is consistent with American ideals." How that is achieved is an ongoing discussion that I am sure will not be solved anytime soon.
The ongoing stereotype is that Hispanics are stupid. They are getting married to US citizens in order to stay in the country...although one has to stop and think...is that really stupid? Not really. But now that the US has started withholding citizenship until the couple has been married and then can pass a very hard exam about the other, perhaps that will give people pause to think before they jump right into marriage. Perhaps it will cause people to marry for the right reason, not just to gain citizenship.
There are common ground concerns regarding immigration. Immigrants will take all of our jobs, increase the population thereby straining city and state budgets. Increasing taxes by way of increasing the need for unemployment benefits, more money needed for schooling...etc. Yet we certainly aren't shy about exploiting the immigrants by hiring them for lower than livable wages. I think this creates a problem of the people needing to be on public assistance.
Why shouldn't a person be free to live where ever they want to or are able to achieve the lifestyle they desire. Who's right is it to decide they can or can't live there? What gives Government that right? "We should reexamine our founding principles of freedom, why we abandoned them and should we restore them.
Immigration has increased dramatically. To reduce immigration the following ideas were offered: limit family immigration, eliminate the parents of US citizens, eliminate the VISA lottery, tighten requirements for employment and humanitarian based immigration.
So, who should be citizens and what does it mean to be a good citizen? Anyone who can contribute positively to society and support themselves, and their family should be allowed to be citizens.
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