Senator Letter #33

Dear Senator:

Hi. The name is Jessica Castillo, an eighth grader at school (Frank Borman) trying to learn the basics of life. Sometimes life can be hard on you and you just have to deal with it. Do you remember your eighth grade year? Many do, but really don't want to. Why? They don't want to because they are afraid to remember all the horrible things that have happened to them when they were about my age. The new laws that are now going to be passed by the new President may affect the life of many people. The reason I’m writing this is not just an article, it's a whole nation’s story. Though I’m not going to write a five page essay, I will say or "write" a few reasons why immigration is such a controversial issue that many people want fixed. I’m also write this because it’s horrible to see that many people want to work peacefully and aren’t able to do that because they just don’t have the right documentation. I strongly believe denying a person to work is absolutely ridiculous. I mean wouldn’t you like to work, and get paid fairly? Though some immigrants may get work, they don’t get paid enough in order to feed their family and buy their needs.

The problem with "Illegal immigrants", is that thousands of them die each day! Sadly they die trying to cross the dessert and or die because of not having enough water for the long walk. Even though some may make it and others might not, they aren’t allowed to work in the state they immigrated to because of not having documents. They can easily call someone that does them and lie to the office they are going to work at but it wouldn’t be the same. They worked so hard, for just not being recognized by their own name but by another person’s. A lot, a lot, about 12 million people are here in this country without papers! How do they survive all Racism, Prejudice, discrimination? How do survive another day if they aren’t allowed to work in order to bring food to the table? Question, questions, and more questions, but we need to do something about it! The documents are needed and many don’t have them. This of course makes it harder for them to bring food to the families table if they brought with them children or left them in there origin. Some want to work but they don’t have the right documents in order to that. Instead they wait by Home Depot or any other store and wait, and wait, wait, until a man or woman pass by and trick them for a job. To then be deported back to their original start, just because the person was on the con side of immigrants. Sadly that does occur on the daily life of others.

The problem is not just a small problem. It’s HUGE!!!! I not just affect the adults it also affect the children. From my view and others, we all like to have fun in our families. Go out for vacation, out to the beach, and do all kinds of stuff. But what if you can’t go out to public because of "FEAR?" Most of kids want to go out and visit places but the papers are the ones that are necessarily needed. Without papers or "documentation" they can do such thing whets so ever. Kids at school talk about what kinds of places they would like to visit for the summer, though they may say lies and go with the flow. Some schools may be anti bullying, Racism, but what if they don’t do something about immigration bullies? What might happen if the bullying increases it power and the person can’t take it any longer? The answer is cruel and sad. Children may get traumatized by looking at the news and Racism on TV, just because their parents are not from this country. Sadly they wait and wait for just a tiny change that will affect the daily and yearly life of theirs.

A chance? Everybody deserves a chance. People and kids are suffering because they just don’t have the right documentation to stay here and live life like other families. They are waiting for a change that will make a difference in there life. I know I’m only 13 years old and may sometimes make mistakes but we kids see all that is around us. For example, I’m all about peace and sometimes not agree with the laws the Government may make but has to go with the flow, but sometimes it can get pretty irritating to see. Immigration for example is a very controversial issue, so something has to be done about it. It has to change! Why not let immigrants stay if we were immigrants once? I would like for this to once and for all change!

There should be a law to let all good immigrants to stay in this country if they have done well to the state and have a good background behind them. Good people shouldn’t have to pay the price; it’s the bad that always make the good look bad as well. Meaning that if immigrants have a good background or record during the years they’ve been in the place they immigrated to, should be allowed to stay with a legal permit. The permit should be renewed every two years with a fine of $100 dollars per person. That way the place immigrants want to immigrate to can have money for the them. This will reduce deaths and families from starving and for children to keep on going with their studies. then by knowing they are not less then the people who have papers they won’t feel left out on talks and trips. If a immigrant kid does good in school, why let them keep on doing good? If they deserve to go on trips to other states because of their good status and report cards why not let them? they deserve it!

This of course will work for many families that are here undocumented and for them to have the chance to improve themselves as human beings. Now if those dos happen many families won’t have that "FEAR" to go out and enjoy a day with the family. This will work just fine because the fine they have to pay is fairly easy to pay if the families are large and if they are small. Every year the state or country will receive money because of letting people work in their state which seems to be normal. Both sides of the argument will receive benefits. It is a great idea that I assure will succeed with your help.

Immigrants that have done no harm to the environment but good should be able to stay in the place they immigrated to. All in all I appreciate your attention to this letter and please take note of what I’ve said so far. If there exists a small chance lets make it happen. Maybe someday we can become one nation put together not many scattered all around because of selfishness, hate, prejudice, followed by many things more. If you can make a difference in someone’s life.......make it. they’ll appreciate it a lot. Thanks........


Sincerely:



Jessica Castillo