Here in blogville, we can basically post what we want into cyberspace and hope that someone, somwhere, will see it and think about it. As we’re fast approaching the US Presidential Election, many are clueless as to what each candidate stand for in regards to health care, the war in Iraq, the war against terrorism, social security, education, and most dear to me, immigration. Now that we’ve moved beyond Sara Palin’s inadequate foreign policy experience, inept experience in being the second in command, and her ultra conservative position on women’s rights and gay marriage, lets assess what the presidential nominees are are up.
What most of us want to see is passage of fair and just immigration reforms that will protect immigrants from employment discrimination, human rights violations, and provide meaningful opportunities to be able to become US citizens. We hope to have a de-militarize border with Mexico, fairness in refugee and asylum processes and an end to constitutional rights violations. We want an end to frivolous and unmerited detention and raids, and restoration of justice in our policies and programs.
Do we really need to spend billions of dollars securing our borders with Mexico when historically Mexico has supplied our nation with labor and resources it had needed for decades. Can’t we use that money to fix our Social Security system, our Medical programs, or our treatment of victims of Hurrican Katrina and elsewhere?
Read here for the candidates position on immigration. It’s middle ground and considering it’s this close to election, it’s not surprising.