No one wants children to suffer because of the actions of their parents but it’s a sad fact of life it happens and not just illegals. Parents go to jail for breaking the law (unless the law you break is entering the country illegally, evidently), for making bad choices that keep them in poverty, or lose a family fortune, etc. Some lose their parents whose parents have done nothing wrong, but instead are off defending their country. They don’t get any perks except through private foundations. On the other hand, parent’s good choices will life their children up.
The sins of the father are visited on the sons, unfortunately. It really bothers me that since the state now knows where these people are they don’t send them back. There’s no reason they can’t continue to apply for citizenship. If they have jobs they excel at they should have no problem getting green cards at the behest of their employer. My husband works in the semi conductor industry and I see this happen all the time and from many different countries.
If we aren’t going to follow our laws then we might as well not have them. For those who break the laws and their families things will be harder but laws do make everyone equal. It isn’t the fault of Americans or Texans that these children’s parents chose to broke the law. The onus is on them to straighten things out and do things the right way.
My cousin married a man from Mexico. When he arrived here LEGALLY WITH A GREEN CARD he spoke no English. He worked hard, took English classes (along the way he met my cousin & they married). He took citizenship classes and is now a citizen. He doesn’t have his family come live with them illegally, though his parents would love to be here with their 3 grandchildren. My cousin & husband just aren’t in a position right now to sponsor them. So they’re waiting until they can. Imagine what a slap in the face it is to people who did things the right way. That’s why you see people like Michelle Malkin (whose parents also came the right way) the most vocal opponents to these kinds of things.
Anything can be “justified” but should it?
Cindie
Cindi, it is good to hear you have some understanding of the situation.
You said “bothers me that since the state now knows where these people are they don’t send them back”. Do you think Texas or ANY State has the Constitutional authority to deport one single person?
Those kids attend Texas public school because the FedGov dictates it. I am not a scholar on the US law regarding this, but obviously it additionally contains provisions to protect them from the State beyond simply school attendance.
As a Texas taxpayer, I would prefer we didn’t have to school illegals, but we have no choice, so next best thing is to make the best of it by giving the best students a good education.
I also think if we didn’t have this US FedGov mandatory public school education for illegal’s children, we would have less of them here. Mexican parents are no different than the rest of us, they want their children to get a good education and improve their lives.