Living with your significant other can be a tricky topic and a tricky situation. I do agree with your view on not cohabiting with multiple people and while reading your article link, I do also agree that living with someone outside of marriage when one has a child is not a good idea. Some points though I do not agree with at all.
I have lived with my boyfriend going on 7 months. Now we are probably different then some couples you speak of since we did discussed marriage and where we wanted to take the relationship before we officially moved in together. We even met with a couple’s counselor before we officially took this step. In my experience, living together has made us even stronger. It has made me realize that I can actually marry him and live with him.
When it comes to statistics I cannot say that I agree. Since the 70's divorce has been on the rise. Over half of marriages end in divorce but I do not agree or believe that a majority of that is due to living with someone before they get married. It is extremely easy and acceptable to get divorced now a day whereas before it was looked down upon.
We are all entitled to our opinions and I do think you have some valid points. In my opinion though I think if a couple is smart about it and is doing it for the right reasons, why does it matter? Why should a state have it illegal? We are a Country built on freedom and this is just one of the many perks to living here.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
Is this nations crime rate really effected by illegal immigration?
Illegal immigration has been a “problem” in this country for many years. Is illegal immigration really raising our crime rates? If we completely stopped illegal immigration would crime take a drastic fall? This is a touchy yet interesting subject because those who support illegal immigration and those who are against it are very passionate about their argument. I personally do not think that if this country completely knocked out illegal immigration we would see this drastic drop in crime. Statistically yes illegal immigrants do contribute to this countries crime rate, but so do legal immigrants, so do individuals here on temporary visas. It is so easy for those who are citizens here to jump to negative conclusions within the immigration debate when in fact they are not looking at the bigger picture.
In 2008 an immigration policy was put into play in Prince William County. This policy is having police officers are now required to check every individual’s immigration status when taken into custody. This was put into effect because many people in this County felt that illegal immigrants were the reason for neighborhood overcrowding and a raise in crime rate. This is a ridiculous way for this nation to try to minimize illegal immigration and I believe it is trying to start an issue with a group of people that needs to not be started. Do I believe that illegal immigration should be allowed all the time? Absolutely not but I think we as a Country need to work on our immigration process so that it is easier and faster for individuals wishing to live in the United States.
Much of the argument for this policy is that these new number s proves that illegal immigration is a large player in crimes. When I read Arrest Data Add Fuel to Debate on Illegal Residents I found it to have to opposite opinion. I have always felt that the petty crimes illegal immigrants contribute to be because they cannot get hired anywhere else because of their immigration status. It says that only 2% of crimes in Prince William County in the last 10 months were done by illegal immigrants; please explain to me how that constitutes illegal immigration being a major player in this County or rather this Nations Crime rate?
Illegal immigration does need to be controlled in some ways. I do believe that we should reevaluate how we run our immigration procedures. I do not believe that we should go around and make policies to try to intimidate people who are trying to make a life here in this Nation nor do I think we should attempt to kick them out.
In 2008 an immigration policy was put into play in Prince William County. This policy is having police officers are now required to check every individual’s immigration status when taken into custody. This was put into effect because many people in this County felt that illegal immigrants were the reason for neighborhood overcrowding and a raise in crime rate. This is a ridiculous way for this nation to try to minimize illegal immigration and I believe it is trying to start an issue with a group of people that needs to not be started. Do I believe that illegal immigration should be allowed all the time? Absolutely not but I think we as a Country need to work on our immigration process so that it is easier and faster for individuals wishing to live in the United States.
Much of the argument for this policy is that these new number s proves that illegal immigration is a large player in crimes. When I read Arrest Data Add Fuel to Debate on Illegal Residents I found it to have to opposite opinion. I have always felt that the petty crimes illegal immigrants contribute to be because they cannot get hired anywhere else because of their immigration status. It says that only 2% of crimes in Prince William County in the last 10 months were done by illegal immigrants; please explain to me how that constitutes illegal immigration being a major player in this County or rather this Nations Crime rate?
Illegal immigration does need to be controlled in some ways. I do believe that we should reevaluate how we run our immigration procedures. I do not believe that we should go around and make policies to try to intimidate people who are trying to make a life here in this Nation nor do I think we should attempt to kick them out.
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