Every day I read news stories related to immigration - most of them concerning illegal immigration. The topic of immigration, past, present, and future, seems to have become so touchy that many people are now on the defense (or offense) about any kind of immigration.
Take, for example, today's story in the Times Herald (Mogtgomery County Pennsylvania), in which Congressman Joe Sestake, a son of a Czechoslovakian father, is quoted. He talks about the United States being a nation of immigrants and relates how his father worked in Pennsylvania steel mills, fought in World War II as a Navy captain, and how he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, among other American heroes. "America has always attracted the best, brightest and most enterprising people from around the world," Congressman Sestake said. "I think that has always been a source of strength, character, and independence, and it continues today."
It's clear that especially in tough economic times, that immigration become a target. That's why immigrants and their children need to speak up about the value and importance of their contributions to this wonderful country.
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I hear a lot about this kind of stuff on the radio.
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