It’s also, surprisingly to some, gotten mixed reactions from American immigrants. Take Twitter user SuperAndrea, for example. According to Young Conservatives, she’s:
… a legal immigrant who entered this country through the proper channels and is a productive member of society, unlike the majority who sneak into the country and live in the shadows, stealing jobs and sucking up valuable tax revenue by getting hooked on welfare.
She gave a poignant explanation of illegal immigration:
It’s not broken. You don’t like it. #IllegalImmigration
— SúperLEGALImmigrant (@SuperAndrea) November 21, 2014
If in the shadows means WIC, Medi-Cal, Section 8, food stamps, etc for their anchor babies, ok then.
— SúperLEGALImmigrant (@SuperAndrea) November 21, 2014
Excuse me, Obama. We have work permits where ppl LEGALLY come in and work seasonally to pick our fruits and then go home. I know some.
— SúperLEGALImmigrant (@SuperAndrea) November 21, 2014
My father left us behind to come here legally and then sent for us LEGALLY. So fuck you.
— SúperLEGALImmigrant (@SuperAndrea) November 21, 2014
We should be a nation that encourages outsiders to respect our laws and borders and respect the process.
— SúperLEGALImmigrant (@SuperAndrea) November 21, 2014