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Originally posted by illegal mexican
i currently live in a 1 bed room apt. with my brother sister step dad and my mom. my step dad and my mom are leaviing to mexico in a few years. my little sister and little brother were both born here so they are set. but me as of right now, i am working as a dish washer for a local family owned buisness. it is harder than most of you could imagine.
[edit on 11-7-2008 by illegal mexican]
Originally posted by illegal mexican
["In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith, becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin.]
Originally posted by illegal mexican
reply to post by reluctantpawn
im not asking for any special treatment. im asking that people at least give me the opportunity to make something of my life. i actually have to pay my high-school $400 for registration and fees. before i can get my diploma. im not complaining but everything isnt free to aliens whether they are illegal or not. so i guess free-education is not so free after all. my siblings plan to live in the united states all there life. they will get the blessing to live as citizens. they will become tax payers. thats what i meant earlier when i said they were set. not they were living free.
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to ANY PERSON within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
on another note, i understand your frustration. i lived here 17 years and i have seen the changes that have happened because of illegal immigration first hand. but im not asking for a handout. i have never exploited the holes in the system.