Confessions of a Blogaholic

...even the immigrants are leaving.

You'll notice the new background. I decided I type too much and post too frequently for a thin blog. Having a wider space makes it seem like a little less to read, and it makes me feel a little better about my obsession with blogging :)

Anyhow, I read this article about immigrants, both legal and illegal, leaving the United States and/or hiding in the shadows to wait out this recession. Who would've thought of this resulting from a down-turning economy?

As one person is quoted as saying in the article, this is not a grand exodus, and we should not expect a grand exodus, but I'd like to think about all the benefits of a decreasing legal and illegal population within our American borders. I've never been anti-immigrant, because that goes against the essence and foundations of our country, but I have always been pro-putting ourselves first. An increasing immigrant population has a direct affect on our schools, which directly affects my profession. After all, every child in America, regardless of his/her parent's legal status, is guaranteed a public education. A decrease in population will lessen some of the strain on classroom size.

Perhaps the only way to see an up-turn in the economy is to "weed" out the riff-raff. I know, I know...I shouldn't refer to immigrants as "riff-raff," but any extraneous people (be it immigrants, ex-cons, people abusing the welfare system, etc.) are only adding to the financial strain right now. Focusing all of these stimulus efforts on increasing jobs and getting unemployed American citizens into those jobs will help the economy progress, which yes, will eventually lead to another influx of immigration.