I was talking to two friends today and we suddenly realized that while I was only the daughter of an immigrant, they were both originally immigrants and now naturalized citizens. We came from three very different nationalities and remembered the time, effort, and fortitude it took to acquire Green Cards, wait for your 'number' to come up, going through the process, and, finally, being sworn in as a citizen of the United States. Not one of us felt that we deserved it automatically because we were in the country.
My concerns/thoughts on this hot topic is not so much the people already IN the country who want amnesty but what a slap in the face it would be to all the people who have been waiting in line for years to be sent to the end of the line so to speak.
I also resent the Catholic Church preaching 'social justice' to me when they, themselves, are not asking for social justice for everyone. How much do we hear about Asian people trying to get in and being sent back?
Tough topic because no one wants anyone to suffer but it seems the Church should encourage ALL immigrants to seek the proper channels for citizenship and learn to speak the language of our country.
Just my musings on a Saturday afternoon as I recall watching my mother file her Green Card every year and her late nights spent learning the history of our country for her test. I was there when she was interviewed and listened as her two, American sponsors vouched for her. I was at her swearing in and it was a beautiful event because she worked so hard for it.
