Immigration reform should include a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States. These mistreated illegal immigrants deserve this, If they are willing to pay taxes and are not felons, what makes them so different from a citizen whom was born in the United States, other than they weren’t born with a greater life? Immigrants shouldn’t be in the category as a criminal, nor should they be considered criminals if they came here illegally. They have their reasons for coming to the United States, they want a better future for themselves and their peers. No matter if we grant them citizenship or not people will still be crossing the border illegally, so why make it harder on ourselves and others? There will be a lawful way to go through this process that works, because currently does not. These people come from a different country because they were in a dangerous situation in their old country, yet they come here for freedom and protection, yet there still put in dangerous situations from people who take advantage of them. This is why we must grant them a path to citizenship to prevent other citizens from taking advantage of illegal immigrants.

They do jobs that no one else is willing to do, this is an important part of our socio economic system. Majority of our factory workers and blue collar workers are undocumented workers. We need and rely on our undocumented people and we do not even realize…without them who would do those tasks? nobody. The United States relies and needs them and these people should be granted this in return. If the United States doesn’t grant a path to citizenship to undocumented immigrants, then we are just allowing people to take advantage of these illegal immigrants. ”After a few months he stopped paying me, then he started threatening my life if i didn’t do what he said” This was quoted from a victim who was in this situation. These illegal immigrants are willing to go this far to even do blue collar jobs. It is the moral thing to do and grant these mistreated people a path to citizenship.

Historically we are the country that is open to immigrants, we are founded upon immigration. Nobody here is an original citizen, no matter how much we believe it…nobody is. The only group of people who should have the right to kick/deport people, are the Native Americans. Why do we have children and teenagers in grades school get up out of their seats to say the pledge of allegiance? It’s to let them know they are in the land of the free. How can we call our country the “land of the free”, when we deport innocent people who want freedom? We must allow a path of citizenship to these people, for the sake of the American title.