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Essay / Illegal Immigrants Should Become Citizens - 578
After watching a video of a minuteman who lived with an illegal family for thirty days, my attitude towards illegal immigration changed slightly to the extent that I I supported the idea of illegal immigration, but they will eventually have to apply for citizenship. I think it would be great to help these people gain citizenship in a country that will offer them a better life. I've never thought much about the families themselves, but this video puts our different lives in the United States and Mexico into perspective for me. Unlike Frank George who immigrated from Cuba, the Gonzales family he stayed with, originally from Mexico, are all illegal except for the two children born in the United States. The only thing different from these Latinos is the citizenship that Frank George holds. I fully support the idea of immigration because they are motivated people who have the ambition to do something for themselves. The immigrants who are here take jobs that ordinary citizens don't want, at extremely low rates. They work hard to earn money because they actually have a...