Is It Really Freedom?

The United States government has been seen in most foreign eyes as the “ideal government.” With this state of mind many foreigners have decided to leave their home country to come live in what they think is the ideal country. Most of these foreigners are known as illegal immigrants that had to cross the border in harsh conditions because they want a better life. Sure, life in the United States might be better than in their country, but these immigrants are most times limited on what they are allowed to achieve.

We have students that have graduated high school, continued their education in college, received a degree in their field of study, but soon after are stopped from progressing due to the lack of jobs that are available to immigrants. These students for the most part came to the United States as little kids, have been raised to live as Americans, so shouldn’t they receive the same freedom rights as anybody else? And this is where our President Barack Obama gave DREAMers a small victory in their huge battle to pass the Dream Act, “a piece of legislation that would give legalstatus and create a path to citizenship for young immigrants.” These students are now allowed to apply to have a workers permit, and to not be scared of being deported. Yes this is a small step to what these DREAMers want, but they are still very limited to their freedoms.

Our government is allowing these immigrants to pursue a job in their field of study, but still don’t have the right to travel outside the country or to even benefit from Obama Care. This just comes to show that even though many think our government is the ideal government, it sometimes isn’t. Immigration and no rights to actual freedom is just one of many that show our governments true colors. They need to understand that not all Hispanic immigrants are delinquents and that they don’t come to just freely take what many American citizens think is theirs. Immigrants like any other American work for what they want; they work to have a better life than they had in their home country, to offer their families a better life. But how is that ever going to happen if the government limits them so much?