By Alexandra Posada
LaTeen Knows Youth Perspective : Immigration reform and The Dream Act
By Alexandra Posada
I was stunned and frankly I had chills racing through me when I received the news that immigration reform had passed in senate , real change is on the horizon .
For many of our fellow Latinos this comes after many years of struggling to see this legislation finally come to fulfillment . Thanks to the bipartisan “ gang of eight ” consisting of Marco Rubio ( R-FL ) , Chuck Schumer ( D-NY ), Bob Mendez ( D-NJ ), John McCain ( R-AZ ), Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ), Jeff Flake ( R-AZ ), Richard J . Durbin ( D-IL ) and Michael Bennet ( D-CO ). Their immigration reform calls for the use of e-verify , a program that allows employers to verify that they are promoting a legal workforce . Moreover , the reform also calls for tighter border security .
Don ’ t fret ; there is an upside to all of this . As a result of the legislation being passed this shows that there is in fact a bipartisan effort being put forth on the Hill , potentially serving as the springboard for a stronger bipartisan effort on the issues rather than the differences .
Okay , so what does this mean for us ?
You know the “ Kids ”. Well youngsters let ’ s all gather around the article and learn something .
What this means for us ( and others like us ) is that we ’ ll be climbing the ladder alongside a strong immigrant workforce . This workforce will serve as the backbone and truthfully the engine of the blood , sweat and tears machine that will revive our country from its economic rut . We will be the ones to step up and fill the “ shoes ” aka jobs , homes , and ever expanding tax dollars needed to fund the aging generation .
In the words of a Christina Matos “ It ’ s all about tweaking the legislation to work for the working class , not the other way around .”