The immigrants and supposed “illegals” that live in my area have beautified the neighborhoods that they live in. They are human beings…living on this same earth. Evolve. The extremists do not speak for me. I support anyone that wants to live anywhere.

People who fail to realize that all people ARE people, are NOT people. They are the monsters they so vehemently berate (fear). The immigration debate should not be driven by people who do not realize the most basic truth: immigrants are people, not things to be disposed of without a second thought. They also seem to have missed the grade school lesson on the golden rule.

The answer to this debate is Comprehensive Immigration Reform that will benefit both the people and the nation

Andrea Saunders

We all need to Demand Comprehensive Immigration Reform, including fair trade, fair labor, anti trust laws, break up privatized prisons, failed war on drugs, free to exploit trade and implement national campaign and education on the dangers of racism! Why can global crooks like Richard Murdoch buy fast track to US citizen?

Ur gonna name ur football stadium after a prison system!? Why not go for broke and name it “Hitler Stadium”?

As a US vice consul at the Mexico-US border in Matamoros, Mexico from 1992 to 1994, I issued thousands upon thousands of visas to Mexican citizens, many of whom remained in the US, like the young female maquiladora workers who were earning a few US dollars per day in Mexico, less than they would earn in a couple hours in the US. No one doubted and the US government knew that many, many of these visa recipients would remain in the US, most to work in major US capitalist industries anxious for their hard work, industries such as hotels, construction, restaurants, agriculture, child care, and care for the elderly. Virtually all of these “undocumented” human beings are here with the explicit or implicit invitation of the US government and/or US corporations, who often recruited worker in Mexico and assisted them in skirting the US border control system which often conspired in allowing people to enter the US for the needs of the market. Time to legalize people expediently, without punitive penalties, and with a prompt pathway to citizenship.

As an immigrant from South Africa I stand with my fellow immigrants and demand comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to US Citizenship. Enough is enough! The immigration system is broken and we need radical change NOW!!

As a teacher of predominantly Latina/o students, I often hear about the injustices that occur in this state from my students themselves: they come out in stories, their writing, their poetry. Just today, one of my students asked me about the laws at the national and state level regarding immigration- she said there are reforms, changes, that are harmful for Mexicans. Can we just call up the President and tell him? She asked…No, but we can find ways to get involved at our level, to get our voices heard HERE. Let’s find a place to start. I saw this post from a friend and see this as the first of many opportunities. How is it right, from a human standpoint, to criticize those who want to survive? More than that, from a business and education standpoint, we have an incredible opportunity in the state of Arizona as well as throughout the country to become a more culturally responsive nation. We are a country of color, of different background and experiences. Our beauty is in our diversity. Instead of trying to conform, it is time to embrace. Learn from one another, respect one another. I tell my kids every day: you will not like everyone you meet, but you have to love every single person. We talk about what that means, on a human level, corazon a corazon. I look forward to sharing this site with my students: they may only be 11 and 12, but you would be amazed to hear the things they hear, to attempt to see the things they’ve seen, and to live the lives that many of them survive every day. To the greater education of each and everyone of us: for equality, for unity, for love and diversity!