Last May, two congresswomen introduced a bipartisan bill to step up border security and provide a path to legal residency for millions of undocumented people. Did you even hear about HR 3399, The Dignity Act?
Now that effort is left in the dust as citizens react to the surge of asylum-seekers at our southern border. Why do we link drug traffickers with desperate people trying to escape violence, often from cartels?
Yes, there is a crisis at the border. Thousands of migrants survive in dangerous conditions because there are few pathways to immigrate legally. Instead of viewing them as a burden, we should look at who could fill essential jobs in agriculture, food processing, and the hospitality industry.
Unless you are Native American, your ancestors came here as immigrants. They worked jobs no one else wanted until they could work their way up. It’s called the American Dream.
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Denise Holley
North side
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