Perhaps I'm a little shallow...

In class we discussed what a family could go through to immigrate to the United States. There has been a lot of hype about this in the news where Obama wants to legalize all illegal immigrants and when I first heard it, I was appalled. I got so angry. I thought Obama was the dumbest, most destructive person (which I still think he is) because of how unconstitutional he was being. The whole point of an illegal immigrant is just that, they're ILLEGAL! But class opened my eyes. I had never realized how hard it was to move here, let alone just crossing the boarder. It really can be a nightmare of an experience and corrupt a family. I'm not saying that we should allow anyone to just become a citizen without any form or documentation, but I do think that it should be easier and less expensive. I have never witnessed an experience for an immigrant family first hand like that, I always thought that they should just stay out and make the best out of their lives whenever they lived before but if i were in their shoes, I think, or at least hope, that I would want to live in the country that has the best education and free life where I can reach my potential and have the best possible life. I'll be honest that whenever I saw an immigrant, my immediate reaction was extremely negative but I hope that because of this, I will be much more merciful and understanding because their life is probably a lot harder than I realize and I know for a fact that it's harder than mine is.