First Post

Hello world, I finally made a blog. But since I don't have anything really to say right now, I'm gonna post one of my rants that I wrote yesterday. It was written while I was writing an english essay, so yeah, I was a bit bored last night. Anyways, here it is in its entirety-


"Ok, so I was writing my english essay and got really bored, so I beagan thinking about this one topic that seems to be on everyone's mind lately- illegal immigration.

Now just to be honest with you guys, I'm all for illegal immigration. Sure, it has the word "illegal" in it, which would make you think that what they are doing is wrong, but hear me out. What these people are doing is far from illegal, in fact, I would call it heroic (or just desperate, you pick one). They come here looking for a better life, not just for themselves, but also for their children. They hear stories about how America is the land of the plenty, home of the free and brave. Of course when they get here, they may think otherwise, but hey.

On the legal side of the issue, yeah, there are some problems. Undocumented people are easy targets for people who wish to exploit them, evil owners and the government alike. Just because they are "illegal" doesn't make them exempt from our due process of law, though. Making them fellons is not the answer. Imagine, 11 million fellons running around. What could we do with them? Deport them? Hahaha, frankly my dear, the idea of rounding up 11 million people and getting them to leave is kind of absurd. Yeah, there are "legal" ways to immigrate to this country, but on average they take 5 years to "naturalize" a citizen. While on the contrairy, an Olympic athlete who wanted to participate for the U.S. in this year's Olympics was granted citizenship almost as quick as she asked. Huh? I think a hard working cherry picker is more valuble than a few gold medals.

Me being a 3rd generation child from Mexican migrant workers, I am of course an American citizen and proud of it. I even feel a bit distant from my culture at times. Yet, I know that my great grandparents immigrated here in search of a better life, for them and their children. Through hard work, menial jobs, and good ole' American ingenuity, my great grandparents helped provide my grandparents, parents, and me a better life that wouldn't have been remotely possible back in Mexico.

To deny these illegal immigrants of today their right to seek a better life is not only shelfish, it's the most un-American thought an American can have.


Yeah, those are my two cents and the end of my rant..."