It’s hard to
imagine the mindset of a person who would agree that someone brought here as a
child, even “illegally,” as it’s defended, but raised in America, as an
American…attending American schools…playing American softball, basketball, soccer…making
American friends…going to Prom…graduating high school…going to college…planning
careers…falling in love…getting married…paying taxes…that this child, who is
now an adult, is somehow responsible for what their parents did so many years
ago. That this child, who is now an
adult, should be taken from everything they know and be deported back to the
country of their parents. It’s hard to
imagine.
At present, it appears that over 800,000 young people could
be affected by a decision to end DACA.
Those who want it abolished say that they are taking jobs from
Americans, but as taxpayers and working citizens, they actually help create
jobs. Some argue that these young
people are drug dealers and “thugs,” but if there are a few bad apples, they
will be weeded out by eventual arrests and deportation. The vast majority are productive members of
society.
Most importantly, they are “human.”
Those who support those who want to abolish DACA fall into
several categories. There are those
that hate anyone who doesn’t look or sound like them. There are those who are miserable with
their own personal life choices and want someone to blame. There are those who want to maintain power
and don’t want voters who might not agree with their agenda. Most of these people are beyond reason and
help.
And then there are those who are the saddest of all.
I’m talking about the “Christians” who give to Lottie Moon or
Samaritan’s Purse or any of a hundred other mission organizations, or go on
Mission Trips to help those less fortunate (and get great photos of kids
smiling as they hug them to post on Facebook).
You can’t have it both
ways. You can’t pat yourself on the
back for donating to missions and going on Mission Trips to help children when
you support people who want to kick children out of our country! Are those children only lovable if they stay where they are? Which Bible are you reading from to justify
this in your head?
If you think about this and it bothers you…if you ask WWJD
and you realize he would never deport young people from the only home many of
them have known…then you can do something.
You can contact your Congressional Representative and let them know you
want the problem solved. Do not let the
bitter, angry, selfish and ugly side of America win this fight.
