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The definition of being human is simply, it is the ability to communicate, care and share. We live in too civilised a society that now cares more of its own than humans as a whole. We are becoming more and more selfish, self-absorbed and we have more pleasure in what makes self-rich no matter the cost.

The reason why any Country, state, province or city has illegal immigrants is because they are seeking the good of their poor families. The reason any man would get up from his own country where he has a name and family to live in another Country and work jobs that the locals would not even consider doing is because he cares for the welfare of his family. The fact that he cares will make him be man enough to walk miles risk his life so that he can better the families life.

90% of people who have worked on our roads, built the freeways, build our houses and cleaned our yards are illegal; don't they deserve the minimum support they can get? Imagine driving a car with no air con when the temperatures are high, now imagine working in the open with no air everyday for at least a month. I know this is unbearable yet if they do not work on the roads in the heat of the day no one will.

Lets not be selfish and full of ourselves, the reason we enjoy driving on the road is because someone built it, whether that person was illegal or not, they deserve some support to enable them continue working. We all know that illegal people are under paid and over worked, yes they might want to do the work for that amount but the reasons are noble, lets reward hard workers and lets support them. Irrespective of their status, everyone is equal and all life is important, is a citizen who is able bodied but lazy can get benefits, why not a hard working illegal person?

Lets not be hung up on where someone is from or his or her status, let's deal with the real issue, the person. If the persons life and standard of living is worth the benefits then let them get it. To be an illegal immigrant is only a technicality, you are a person before you are a statistic in someone's books. Lets not be even political when it comes to peoples lives, it is not ones fault that their leaders lack vision and destroy their economy, it is even not ones fault that other countries are rich, if one is willing and if demand is there then let one be given benefits to enable them to do that which the legal people do not want to do.

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