What Is Right!

In the New York Times there was an editorial, And Unequal Justice for Some (author not listed), where an illegal immigrant unconsciously gave his boss fake identification numbers which belong to American citizens. The Supreme Court is faced with a decision on whether to charge an illegal immigrant with aggravated identity theft (which results in imprisonment) or identity theft (which is not as serious and results in a lesser punishment). I think this article is aimed towards lawmakers so they can in return not make the laws so ambiguous. The author is credible I just do not think that his views are aim towards the right group of people.

I am sorry if I do not feel contrite about the illegal immigrant situation. “The Supreme Court should reverse Mr. Flores-Figueroa’s conviction to stop overly aggressive prosecutors from going beyond what the law allows — and to ensure that in identity theft cases, the punishment fits the crime.” I disagree with the author because I feel that that illegal who committed the crime should be charged with the maximum punishment and pose as an example for others who dare to break the law. Not only did he break the law but he is here illegally! His punishment should not be to deport him back to his country and let him get off scot-free. That just gives that person another opportunity to come back over illegally and break the law. Yes, America has been called “The land of opportunity” and I am truly thankful to be in this country. I don’t disapprove of this illegal trying to better his life; however, there is a legal way of handling things.

Stimulate the economy

It’s not easy to trust our government after what has happened during the Bush Administration. But, the past is the past and we can’t feel cantankerous towards our government forever. So, we have to pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off to get through the economic crisis that we are going presently dealing with. The answer to our problem is our stimulus bill that is currently $787 billion dollars and is struggling getting passed in Congress. Our current president, Barack Obama, wants to have bipartisan in Congress, yet the majority of the Republicans are against this bill. His preference does make sense where you want to make your kids to be happy but don’t give them everything they want. The Republicans and Democrats have different views…. Yes! Yet, they should see how crucial passing this bill is. I would recommend this article because it informs you about the controversial stimulus bill.

Link:
http://www.statesman.com/search/content/shared-gen/ap/US_Congress/Congress_Stimulus.html