Immigration Law

ARIZONA PRINCIPAL FIGHTS FOR HER STUDENTS

By Greg Siskind

If you want to put a human face on the story of what is happening in the state of Arizona, read about how Yvonne Watterson is fighting to salvage a future for the young people at her school who are illegally present in this country. It's easy to attack illegal immigration. But when you actually know people who are illegally present, you realize that there are tragedies playing out all across the country. We need to get past the jingoistic and knee-jerk responses and focus on what is in the best interest of this country. What solutions will allow us to secure our border and not become a police state. What ideas will allow us to not waste the tremendous human capital we have - particularly with young people - while also establishing a workable system that ensures people immigrate legally.

Full post as published by Greg Siskind's Blog on March 25, 2008 (boomark / email).