Immigration reform a legal and economic necessity.An estimated 11 million to 12 million undocumented people have illegally entered the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. to live and work here. On one hand we must deal with the illegality of the action. Ignoring a law does not exempt one from the law, and these individuals are painfully aware of the consequence of being caught. Being a nation of laws and economic opportunity attracts the very immigrants we try to control. On the other hand we are a nation of immigrants. We are proud of the Statue “Statues” redirects here. For other uses, see Statues (disambiguation). A statue is a sculpture depicting a specific entity, usually a person, event, animal or object. Its primary concern is representational. A small statue is called statuette. of Liberty's call to "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled hud·dle n. 1. A densely packed group or crowd, as of people or animals. 2. Football A brief gathering of a team's players behind the line of scrimmage to receive instructions for the next play. 3. masses yearning to breathe free." It is the immigrant that has fueled this country and keeps it strong. There are multiple bills before Congress to try and address the legal and human aspects of the situation. We must work quickly on a practical and common-sense solution to a guest worker program and legalization LEGALIZATION. The act of making lawful. 2. By legalization, is also understood the act by which a judge or competent officer authenticates a record, or other matter, in order that the same may be lawfully read in evidence. Vide Authentication. . By far the majority of these people are otherwise law-abiding, hard-working people who pay their taxes and have a strong work ethic work ethic n. A set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence. work ethic Noun a belief in the moral value of work . They contribute to our Social Security and income tax and will never see the benefit of their labor, but have staked their very lives to live, work and raise their families in this great nation. P.O. Box 1512 Venice, FL 34284 (941) 412-9696 * Fax: (941) 412-9455 www.buildingsarasota.com Lawrence Anderson Executive Vice President [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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