Anna

“The figures show that between October 1996 and January 2000, the number of illegal immigrants grew from about 5.8 million to about 7 million, an increase of more than 300,000 annuallyThe figures show that between October 1996 and January 2000, the number of illegal immigrants grew from about 5.8 million to about 7 million, an increase of more than 300,000 annually.” http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/01/31/illegal.immigration/http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/01/31/illegal.immigration/

While discussing this issue in the classroom I seemed to hear many say that our economy is dependent upon illegal immigrants because they do the low class jobs. I think this directly shows why the amount of immigrants in The United States is increasing annually. More and more people believe that they are better for our economy and allowing them to come into our country, illegally, and without a fight.

Brayden Writes:

“One wrong desicion that has a hard impact and everything begins to slowly shatter and then finally completely come apart.”

I entirely agree with what Brayden has said. Although Brayden and I have different opinions on whether or not U.S. troops should be removed from Iraq, it is important that our country make the correct choice. Brayden was able to sum up the problem the U.S. is having when deciding to take more or less action in Iraq. When the U.S. acts upon moving troops in, or out, of Iraq it is a very critical decision. A decision that could affect other country’s, including the United States, because we don’t know how the Iraqi’s will respond to the United States actions. We have already become weaker, and some wrong decisions have led to a small ‘shatter,’ but we need to find a way to become stronger so everything does not ‘completely come apart.’

President Bush was misinformed going into Iraq by the Iraqi government so we would become afraid. Iraq only caused us to protect ourselves by sending in our troops. The job that our troops had taken on is not as easy as President Bush thought it would be. The wrath of their country has fallen onto our soldier’s shoulders; when the Iraqi’s should be dealing with their country themselves. Iraq is not America’s responsibility. Soon enough
Iraq will entirely depend on us, and without us their nation will not be suitable as a home for many.  Our troops need to be removed immediately, to save both the lives of our soldiers, and the country of
Iraq from collapsing.

“Iraq is a “little war” compared with Vietnam, but Americans are learning, once again, that the indigenous people we “liberated” do not love us. Many want our occupying army to withdraw. Insane as it may seem to Americans, they are willing to die for this objective. But what about the schools and roads we built for them?”(Greider)

This proves that, as much as we think we are doing for Iraq and helping them, they do not appreciate anything that we are doing, and have done for them. We’ve built them roads and schools, but yet just to see us suffer they would kill themselves. Why are American troops inIraq helping the Iraqi people after what they did to our country on September 11? I think we are too neighborly, because in this situation, kindness has done nothing for us, except leave us with more holes to fill from the lives that have been lost.   Greider, William.“ Iraq as Vietnam.” <http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0416-11.htm>