Talking with Henrietta: College Funding and Immigrant Students

Many immigrant students believe that they are entitled to the same rights as the children of parents who were born as American citizens. They also think that they are entitled to pursue scholarships and grants as other students. In an hour long video discussion which was taped in July 2008, four children who were born in America of illegal immigrants passionately explain why they believe as they do. This is a video excerpt from the original discussion, which is described in more detail at www.epatoday.org

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[jimj122680]

These youth are embarassing. They are basically saying, "it's too hard and takes too long to immigrate legally so that makes it OK for people to break into the USA illegally". Well, lots of things in life are difficult and take time, you don't just sidestep the process because you don't like it. Approx. 1.4 million people each year do it the right way. Why do you think you're special and thus you don't have to follow the law like everyone else?

[jimj122680]

Illegal immigration is about one thing - CHEAP LABOR. It's a collusion between:

1) U.S. corporations

2) Illegal immigrants

3) U.S. politicians (paid off by corporations to make sure the law isn't enforced)

This is happening because U.S. businessmen want to undercut the U.S. labor class (proletariat) & replace them with low wage workers.

WHO WINS? Illegal workers (earning FAR MORE than in Mexico) & U.S. businessmen in extra profits from cheap labor.

WHO LOSES? The U.S. working class.

[firemanstud1981]

The USA if very very giving and forgiving. But the may 1st marches showed many of the US citizens that these are people who not loyal to the USA but instead loyal to their home countries. They are here for what the USA can do for THEM not what they can do for the USA.  They expect to be catered to in "their" language while immigrants of the past and legal immigrants learn the English language. I think most US citizens are just fed up which is why the dream act failed.