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Open LetterDear Valley Resident, Immigration is often looked at as a bad thing , through the eyes of valley residents. A cause of this feeling is because there are many immigrants living through out the Valley. Often I have looked at immigration as something that needs to be stopped, especially in Arizona. I was one of the many people who was completely anti-immigration. It did not effect my day to day actions when I herd about all the immigrant deaths in the Arizona desert and many others being deported daily. I did not care, I was actually kind of happy that some people did suffer, I thought that it might teach others a lesson. This class, Migration and Culture has really open my eyes to a rude awakening. Immigrants don't come to America to destroy our lovely country, but to survive. They need and want to be able to provide for there families. With out working in the United States many of these immigrants spouses and children would not make it, it would be certain death for many of these people. If any thing Immigrants from Mexico have helped rebuild our economy. They take the jobs that many Americans are not willing to take. They take these jobs for a wage that to Americans is unthinkable, but to the immigrants it is sometimes 3,4 or 5 times as much as they were making at home. Migrant workers have taxes taken out of there checks, but often are in the United States illegally, so they are unable to collect social security, welfare and many costly drains on our economy. These people are contributing to the economy, but not taking away. We, as a community need to show compassion to immigrants, they are people just like us, just a little different and sometimes different is good. Thanks, Nick Beal "1994-Census reports that 22.3 million American are foreign-born." The New Immigrants By Charles S. Clark . pg.56
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