better life

when most of talk about illegal aliens, i think we often forget about the people who come over and try to get professional jobs. or even those who come (maybe on a student visa) and try to get an education first, before trying to get work. but really, illegal is illegal. having more education doesn't mean you're more law-abiding.

and i know this is crazy over-generalizing, but i have more respect for the illegal aliens who maybe pay coyotes hundreds of dollars, risk their lives to get here, work under-paying sucky jobs while living like sardines in a tiny room. many of these people send as much money as they can back home to their families. they work here a few years, maybe a decade, and when they feel like they've earned enough money, they go back home and live middle class lives.

i get that mostly every illegal alien came over to try to live a better life, so really, it's all the same. but some of the jump-ship students drive around in beemers and seem to live better lives than the rest of us who are here legally! gah, anyway. no point to this rant. just saying.