Immigrants in this country must be properly documented

Immigration reform is really not about the Mexicans. With all the undocumented people here in the United States, how many are criminals or even terrorist?

We have opened our country to everyone who has entered our borders and gotten a reality call on 9/11 when the towers in New York were destroyed by people who were trained in flight schools here in the U.S.

I don?t have a problem with these Spanish-speaking people but we need to question how and why these people have entered this country illegally. They have come looking for a better life which we all should understand.

Let?s not blame these people for wanting a better life but it needs to be documented they are here. This should mean when they enter the United States an ID card should be issued that states their name, country of origin and their fingerprints.

With all that said, according to Congressman Lincoln Davis, illegal immigrants are absorbing much of the available jobs and driving down living wages. Worse yet, illegal immigrants cost taxpayers nearly $70 billion a year in government outlays for health care, education and other programs.

The burden needs to be put on the companies and individuals who hire these people instead of the American taxpayers having to foot the bill so companies can have cheap labor.

Miles Snider
Victor J. Young Road
Rock Island