A Land of Immigrants
Immigration is the voluntary movement of people from one country to another, usually with the aim of permanently settling in the adopted country. This act is a human form of migration and is as old as the first human groups of recorded civilization such as tribes or clans. These groups would move wherever they had too to survive, whether it was in search of food, shelter or a better life. This cycle continues today and will have no end as long as one country offers opportunity and hope.
In the past weeks there has been aggressive debate over a proposed bill initiated by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill is aimed at illegal aliens living in the country and if passed would make their residence here a felony offence. In addition the bill would also make it a crime for employers to hire immigrants and other agencies to dispense aid to the nation's 11 million illegals. The proposed bill sparked nation wide demonstrations in heavily Hispanic populated......
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