Whew, it's been a while since I have posted, but alas here I am. I have a few things I want to post, but sometimes I work in a matter of newest to oldest. With that being said, I will mention the freshest thing on my mind... I'll hit you guys on the next with some restaurant recommendations from December/January. Yup.
I was at a work meeting and we had someone from the census come to talk to us to get the word out to the families we work with. The speaker used the term "illegal immigrants" when someone in the group said, "it's not illegal immigrants, it's undocumented residents." The guy was like ok, and when he had a slip, he corrected himself and said undocumented residents. I do use the word immigrant(s), but don't really say illegal nor undocumented; however listening to this woman express herself in such a manner gave me a fresh perspective on using 'undocumented' should I feel the need to express the status of someone residing here from another country without papers. What I also appreciated was the knowing that we are all technically residents of this Earth. Borders were created by man, therefore creating this "power" in a country as to whom can be where.
I am first generation born in the States. I know and have known people that are undocumented. And while I don't get too involved in politricks, I do stay up on current events and the Immigration Reform is what's going on. I have felt bothered for a long time that people are so quick to talk down (and generalize) that it's immigrants taking away jobs, or that they shouldn't be here, yet it's those very same people that work here, that pay rent here, buy food here, clothes and extras, here. Do those very same people that judge, have anything to say about large corporations that outsource? These companies get employees in other countries because they can pay ridiculously low wages. Instead of trying to blame the working immigrant, look at the big picture and see not who is supposedly taking jobs away from you but who is taking them outside of this country.
