(In their quests for balance, some people inadvertently tip the scale. This means that they add so much to one side that the previously higher one soon drops below the median...)
If you take a literal look at the distribution of weight in America, white people are by far the most privileged group. However, I do not think that advocates for racial equality have ever cared about adding pounds, their goals always favor a more figurative sense of the word.
During the Jim Crow era, black people were restricted to certain public facilities, all separate from and inferior to the ones for white people. Therefore, blacks did not have as much "weight" under the law as whites. However, it is safe to say that the scale is now more even between these groups.
But what about the rapidly growing Hispanic population in America--where do they weigh in?
I would argue that these people have more density in this society than its own citizens. Why? Because they have somehow become immune to our laws.
They are here, and many are illegal. But that's okay.
Now, I know that lawmakers have voiced discontent with illegal immigration, but nothing substantial has been done to fix the problem. So it's time to start taking action--ignoring the more than twelve million people who have crossed into our borders and become exempt from our laws is not just tipping the scale, it's jumping to the other side.
Indiana Senator Mike Delph, R-Carmel, has made an attempt to the level these measurements --but he's just one man, and he is not heavy. He needs help, and I do not understand why it is so hard for us to join his efforts.
The United States emphasizes rule of law, the principle that no one is above the law. Still, it overlooks the fact that an entire group of people is living and working in our country without being subject to its rules.
Arguments have been made for the positive impact illegal immigration has had on our economy--these people are taking the jobs we do not want, and for less. But how can we feel good about taking advantage of such aliens?
Rule of law was created to prevent tyranny, and with further disregard, our nation might end up "shooting itself in the foot."
Besides, helping Senator Delph could help the immigrants as well. Maybe they would actually gain legal identities, thereby having more opportunity and more money in addition to lives no longer kept in secret.
We're not saying we do not want them here--the U.S. prides itself in its melting pot status --we just want them here legally.
If that isn't too much to ask, then stand with Senator Delph and help move the scale.
1 comment:
Thanks Jenni.
You brought up a good point that I had not addressed in my blog. I have seen that there is a concern for these children, and I understand that it would be sad to see them suffer due to their parents. Still, parents are supposed to be role models, and coming to another country and hiding from its laws is not the behavior that we want children to see. I know that many illegal aliens have pushed their offspring to become educated and do great things, but these things would be more easily accomplished if they themselves set the standard by becoming citizens and working hard. Children of illegal immigrants are born into a difficult situation that could be avoided if our country would merely apply its laws to the entire population.
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