Immigration: My POV

So. The issue of immigration has become a huge controversial political issue in this fair country of mine, the USA. Some people are just done with letting other people from other countries come on into this country and be citizens altogether. Some people are still ok with legal immigration, they’re just sick and tired of other people sneaking in to this country illegally. Some of those people want to hunt down all illegal immigrants and get them out of this society, now. Some of those people are willing to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants who are here now and have raised their families here, and to work harder to make sure no one else comes illegally. And then there are people like me who have a whole lotta trouble with the concept of borders in general. I mean, really. What’s with all this line-drawing and stuff? Since when did it become possible for inanimate entities like countries to own land? So weird. So weird! Our world is just so weird. But, being a human living in society, I must deal with the concept of borders as a reality because I really don’t want to live in a booby hatch. So ok fine. Country borders are real, and ours in the US are being crossed illegally a lot, and a lot of those illegal people come on over and steal jobs or undermine wages or commit crimes or form horrible counterculture regimes whilst they’re here. Boo. Hiss. That sucks. But I just still can’t agree with people who think we should close our borders, because…well for one thing, The Statue of Liberty. Our country was built on immigration. We are all 3rd or 4th generation here, unless you’re of American Indian descent. So how can we decide to close our borders now, especially at a time when people in countries like Mexico and Cuba are hurting as much as they are and we have a lot more than they do? There are a lot of factors involved with the US immigration situation and we certainly need to try to fix it. To me it’s simple: make it easier for people to immigrate here more easily, or take down the statue of liberty and let the world know that the US has entered a new phase and has a new slogan now.  But that’s oversimplifying it, I know. Watch this political video, then let me know what YOU think.