Congress was scolded by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff yesterday, because they failed to pass a new border reinforcement bill. This bill involved a 4.4 billion dollar budget to fund border security. The money would go towards enforcement tools, and new border patrolling resources. The director was upset that congress did not pass the bill, since President Bush said that this money was needed for more important things, despite the fact that in a immigration debate the president stated that he would support the stength of our border.
We talked about immigration in class this morning, so I found this relevant to both topics. The borders seems to be a huge conflict with Americans, namely Californians. Some of you may feel that is bill was necessary while other may think it is unnecessary. I am not going to express my views on this issue simply for the fact that i do not want any negative comments from either side. For those of you who are against it, I would be instead to know how you feel about this event. And for those of you who do not have a problem with immigration, well I already know you are happy about it.
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I am indifferent about the issue because I think that many illegal immigrants that do cross the border take many of the jobs that many average americans do not want. But the bad thing is that it increases our population and can possibly bring more crime to our city.
I can already tell that this issue will always have two sides to this debate and that there will never be a compromise. Immigrants can help our economy in such a great way but if we don't stop them from coming illegally, there will be too many of them in America. No matter what Congress decides on this issue regarding a bill, they will be critized in one way or another.
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