Legalize More

The blog post “Other Extreme of Immigration… Legalizing More!” written in the Hook’em Freedom Writer, discusses the issue of increasing number of applications for legal immigration and the potential impacts on the state of Texas. I feel that there are both positive and negative results of this change. On the negative side, there is the possibility of an increase in violence and drug trafficking. Additionally, there is concern over the possibility of immigrants taking jobs away from Texans. There are, however, positive attributes to an increase in legal immigration as well. For example, more workers in Texas mean an increase in the number of taxpayers in the state. This increase in revenue could help decrease the state’s deficit. The blog post favors the idea of increasing the number of legal immigrants, as do I.

A legal immigrant coming to Texas is no different than another American from a different state coming to Texas to find a job. The taxes would be the same for both individuals. The potential for both to take jobs away from Texans is the same. The only difference between the two is that of the place of origin.

I see the view of both sides on this argument, but tend to lean on the side of agreeing with the Hook’em Freedom Writer. As long as the immigrants that we legalize go through all the necessary channels of approval and are not known to be of any danger, why not let our great state grow in legal population?