Day 28

 When we think about immigration most of us may have in mind a person that is crossing the southern border from Mexico and entering the country without the correct paperwork in an illegal manor.  We have made great strides in the matter of these people that in the past were able to cross unchallenged.  Now the boarders a pretty much closed and the boarder patrol has gotten the southern boarder under control.  Not only that but the stereotype of the Mexican citizen should be changing as they are now putting out a great number of engineers as graduates from their universities.  The uneducated stereotype of the migrant worker is no longer true for the Mexican people.  When stereotypes are firmly set in our minds it makes a form of prejudice that is difficult to overcome.  I try to have an open mind when I meet someone and make my judgment on how they act and speak.  How people speak may also be a deceptive stereotype as well because just as I would sound like I was dumb in Spanish they my not sound educated in English.  So even there we must be careful to our reactions.  We all pretty much are either immigrants or the descendants of immigrants unless we are Native American Indians.  Our history is a violent one that we took this country from a less educated but very spiritual collective of people.  Our technology even in the 1700’s overwhelmed the indigenous people with our guns and cannons.  We should be mindful of the actions our ancestors took to take possession of this country and maybe have a more welcoming heart towards others that only want the American dream for themselves and their children.  There is a part of me that wants to slam the door shut because of population issues that plague other countries and I do not want to see the United States become a third world country.  Then I stop and think who am I to be the one to close the door now.  We need a sensible and doable immigration policy for those that are already here and let them stand in line with the others that want to have entrance to this country.  The day that people start to leave our country and want to go somewhere else is the day we need to worry about more then anything.  When we have allowed things to get so bad that people want to exit and go somewhere else is possible if we allow the rich business to run and make the decisions for us all.  I feel that we need to fight for the greatness of our country every day to make sure that we leave this place with others having the same desire to come here because we are the best in every way to our people.  That is the big draw for our country and I pray that remains the way things are.