Migrants

The United States is the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave. As citizens, we truly are presented with our rights (to an extent...and let's just say this decade, because I know this was not true about 30 years ago).

But do migrants really get the proper treatment they deserve? Not just in America, but in every industrialized country. After having watched the movie, Welcome, the enduring tale of a seventeen year old Iraqi boy trying to cross into the U.K. illegally from France, I truly am disturbed about the way the world treats such people. After all, they are the same as us, just born into a different country...and unfortunately for them, it's generally an impoverished or war-torn country. 

Personally, I believe that refugees crossing into the country who are benefiting the economy or country in a positive manner should be allowed to stay. Realistically, they never benefit the economy due to outward capital flow (migrants sending money back to their own country), but something other than shipping them back out must be done. 

My personal belief is that once an illegal makes it and isn't committing crimes, they should be allowed to stay. The main goal of the industrialized countries would be to prevent future illegal immigrants, but once the immigrants make it, just let them live their lives in peace.