The mayor of New Haven has put forth a proposal to give voting rights to illegal immigrants. This is not the first time he has expanded the rights of those without legal documents. In fact, New Haven seems determined to be its name, a new haven for illegal aliens.
While the debate rages on about the impact of illegal aliens on the United States, another question came to me. If illegal aliens can have all the rights of citizens, where is the value of citizenshp? Are we devaluing what we have?
If we want people to come here legally and become citizens, there had to be a value to that citizenship. Otherwise there is no incentive. We already have very lax penalties for breaking the immigration laws. With little benefit and little penalty, the problem will continue to grow.
Immigration is not a simple issue. We want immigrants to come, to become part of the United States, and build their dreams. We also want them to respect the laws of this land. How can we expect them to do that when the first law break has no consequences?