I have realized that I never talked about the general pro/con feelings about this issue. People who are pro giving undocumented workers temporary work visas would say that they are helping our economy instead of hurting it. These people came into this country to make a better life for themselves and by turning them away we as Americans are sending a bad message out to the rest of the world. The United States is supposed to be the land of the free, and if we cannot let people come here to work then what are we saying about our society? I believe that for the undocumented workers already living in the country, the government should help them out, especially those who have been working and living in this country for an extended period of time. The system that we have right now for people to obtain work visas is flawed. There are not enough work visas available for people who want to come into this country and the process to obtain one takes way too long so immigrants are forced to come into the U.S. illegally. If we can think of a way to help these people get the visas faster and make more of the types of visas they need, then we could seriously reduce the problem of illegal immigrants coming into this country.
