Nicholas Kristof's enlightening post in the NYT he truly shines a light on the demeaning and hurtful opinions towards immigrants and immigration. What can truly be seen in Kristof is his admirable claims that defend immigrants. His historical context aim at racist beliefs of the early 1900s that set off many anti-immigrant ideals in America. The flood of Irish immigrants in the 1800s is a prime example of ignorance and hypocrisy at its best. What we as a society do not notice is how minorities gain power until its bluntly obvious JFK was Irish and he became President, Obama is black and he became president. The Anglo Saxon ordeal is receding, and good riddance.
In light of recent events, the executive order passed by Obama has its overall pros. Economically speaking millions of undocumented immigrants have the opportunity to work, and be documented on paper- which in turn is beneficial to the overall economy. Undocumented immigrants pay taxes as well, imagine a society that freely embraces the cultural phenomenon that is unraveling. The economy would shoot off into success. Furthermore, Kristof shows compassion by rebutting claims that are down right insulting and degrading towards undocumented immigrants. Society should accept other cultures freely because the US is made of immigrants (unless you're a pure native) and if it doesn't it makes it hypocrisy. What truly falls in question is how much power Obama has in this order. His emperor like ruling has set the boundaries for any future president, yet many see this beneficial- and many do not.
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