Dear Editor:
Abolish Family Immigration? How un-American. I can't think of an idea more anti-family. The US has the largest sustained economic growth in the world, with the largest immigrant flow (in raw numbers, not as a percentage of the population) of any economy. Immigrants buy cars, homes and send the message of democracy and free markets thoughout the world. To adopt this "reform" would do permanent damage to millions of families, and would hurt our own economy. We do have a large undocumented immigration population and it's a matter for concern. Like the tides and the wind, illegal immigration is a fact of modern life. An Orwellian society in the receiving country is the only way to prevent illegal migration. The Soviet Union never had an illegal immigration problem. That choice, to make our country a police state, is a price Americans will never be willing to pay. The only solution is a rolling amnesty program. When someone has been here "X" number of years, working, paying taxes, not getting arrested, he should be able to obtain temporary status. This process, so long as the immigrants are not criminals in the ordinary sense, is beneficial to our culture and to our society. Some immigrants are criminals. Our laws are very harsh for those individuals. In my own family, a previously deported ancestor returned illegally to the USA. His grandson, my father, won the Silver Star and the Navy Cross. His other descendants include a respected Democratic governor and a respected Republican Congressman. Others have become professors, doctors, lawyers, and teachers. The most recent immigrants will have many of the same stories to tell in future years.
Robert Cox
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