a letter to McCain

Dear Senator McCain:

My name is Richard Collazo and I go to Frank Borman Middle School. I am writing to you today because I want to talk about an issue, immigration. I know immigrants in my family who worked so hard to become a naturalized citizen. I know that immigration is bad, but Americans in the 1920's would jump the Mexican border into what is now called Texas and lived there until America took old Mexico and killed Pancho Villa. I am Hispanic myself and I think America doesn't want any one from another country to come because of terrorist. Yet, immigrants from Mexico are not terrorists.

In my community the citizens are mostly Hispanic and African American. It is a big issue in my community because if we have to pick an issue in the economy, everyone says immigration. We are somehow blamed for the slow economy, when we have so many immigrants here who are working hard.

Terrorist are the ones who can't be trusted. When immigrants come to America they work as hard as they can, not like most Americans. When someone from another country comes to America they get a better education so they can get money in time and help their family. They do this to better themselves despite any racism they feel when they get here.

For years, things have been shaky between Mexico and the United States. Americans stole this land so that we could gain our freedom and start our own nation. Americans wanted more land so they stole the land from the Mexicans. Germany had caused this reason by sending a letter to the Mexicans to help out in World War I, but then the Americans had intercepted this letter, from then on the Americans don't trust Mexicans because of this incident. Both sides have had reason to not trust one another, even though we are neighbors.

Mexicans are people who have been through generations of Aztecs and Mayans, they've probably been in North America the longest and should be let into the country their ancestors once lived and owned. The Mexican population is increasing throughout California, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico. Mexicans are people who need a new life with freedom and rights like Americans did in the 1700's . We want the same things the Founding Fathers wanted back during the American Revolution. We Americans got what we wanted, but why can't they?

A law I suggest you should make is that the Mexicans should come and live in the land they once owned with their freedom and pride. We trust the British now, but why not he Mexicans? Why not build up trust instead of building borders?

Thanks for reading my letter and hope you might think of my ideas. I appreciate your time spending to read this letter and hope you have a good election campaign. I appreciate your courage to speak up in favor of the immigrants and try and pass the Temporary Worker Visa. Please consider continuing this idea if you become our president.

Mr. McCain I want to know why we won't really let the Mexicans in and I don't care if it's a not true. I wish the best for you and Obama, but I had to get an answer from someone who's been in the Republican campaign. I might write to you another day, but now my letter ends with a thank you and good bye.

Sincerely:

Richard Collazo