Imigration

[denuseri]

It is not allways economic reasons that drive imigration, sometimes one is forced to leave a place to escape violence and or survive a war.

I know when I started the thread the focus was on Arizona and its new law, which btw isnt all that stringent even compared to laws allready existing on the books in other states of the USA (as mentioned in a different thread about Florida) and other countries throughout the world; but I certianly didnt expect the focus to soley be upon the USA's imigration issues so much as the world over.

I was perhaps one of the last generation of my mother's people born for a long time in a country where unregulated imigration of a completely differnt group of refugees from a niehboring region became a catalyst among many other catalysts that tore the nation of my birth appart at the seams and basically lead to the ethnic cleansing/expulsion allmost in total of our people making us refugees in our own right.

I am sure one can easily see why this topic is near and dear to me in so many ways, which is why I have been keeping my own views private for the most part.

I like the "idea" of countries without borders myself, the freedom for anyone to travel anywhere apeals to me but considering my personal experiences and a close study of history I can also see the sometimes nessecity of controling one's borders and who is allowed to cross over them and interact with one's society.

Such interaction which in many cases has proven throughout history to not be so mutually benificial for all parties envolved.

Personally I have no issue with Arizona's new law, it is certianly not imho as bad as political pundents of the opposition party to the Governor of that State would like to make it out to be.

I can understand and empathize completely with the people who go to the extremes of leaving their homes and crossing borders to try and make a better life for themselves and their familes.

That being said, I am also a very strong proponent of them doing so legally in keeping with the requirments of the country they wish to enter or become a citizen there of, including making every endeavor to learn and respect the language and other prevelant customs where aplicable.