I was intrigued by Chris blog on immigration and decided to write my own blog on this subject. I believe the way the US is coming down on the immigrants (illegal) is similar to the way we treated slave in the 1800's and how Mohandas Gandhi was treated in South Africa. We are all descendents of people who are not from this country. The way the United states is going about deporting illegal aliens is wrong. Going to someone's workplace where they are trying to make a living is wrong. The solution to this problem would be to have a bothisattva like Governor Spitzer. Who is trying to do the right things. We need give these illegal immigrants who have familes and are trying to make a living the oppurtunity to become legal here. Life is already painful for some of these immigrants (Dukha). Who some have left their wives and children and try to provide for them a decent education. The buddhist creed is 1) Take refuge in the buddha. 2) Take refuge in the dharma (duty). 3) Take refuge in the sangha (community). I believe we should stand up for these human beings who maybe weren;t born here but have a heart and soul like us. One idea would be any illegal alien with a felony criminal record be deported to his or her country. All those that are here in the US over 5 yrs and are working should become legalized through a process. I think buddha and Gandhi would aggre that what the US is doing is wrong. What do you think? Please post your answers.
Marcos
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Marcos,
I enjoyed your post. Those who approach the problems our country has created with immigration from a philosophical, theoretical, religious, or principled perspective seem to agree with you. Unfortunately, very few people with political power come from any of those perspectives. They instead come for an economic perspective, which is why some favor increased immigration and others don't. The economic argument is still out. All others are in, and they are on the side of increasing legal immigration. Thank you for writing on this subject.
If you're interested in reading about what Gandhi's philosophy says on immigration, you can go to
http://nonviolentmigration.wordpress.com. Right now we're studying Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and immigration, but in November will likely increase the scope to Gandhi.
Hello, Marcos.
Great topic, Great comment, perhaps you should go into politics, and attempt to help the people who are in need of help in this controversial matter. America always needs people like you, and hopefully there will always be great talent coming to America to help it shine.
Sincerely,
Chris
Marcos--
I agree with John and Chris. These are interesting comments on the immigration issue. I've never heard Eliot Spitzer called a bodhisattva before, but it's an interesting image!
I really enjoyed reading your post. I agree with everything you have stated about immigration. I also agree with what ctreligion said about you getting involved with politics.
I totally agree but very few politicians would not agree with any of us
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