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Daisy Salinas
690 S 2nd street
Carbondale, CO. 81623
Secretary Janet Napolitano
Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528

Dear Janet Napolitano,

I’m a high school student researching Illegal Immigration to the United States. I decided to write this letter to you because you’re a woman, were governor, and now you're head of the Department of Homeland Security. You have definitely succeeded in life, and I feel you can make a difference.

Illegal Immigrants have been in the United States for many years and they should be legalized. If Illegal Immigrants were to be legalized, it would benefit both immigrants and the United States. There are many Illegal Immigrants in the United States, and immigrants are still circumnavigating around the border to get here. The government can’t propel all immigrants back to their home, or cease them from coming here. Because of that, many people have political acumen against immigrants. Immigrants pay a high price to get to the United States. They have to leave their family and their home because of economy problems. Some immigrants migrate with their family, other time its just teens that come here to help their parents back at home. Some kids have lived in the United States since they were kindergartners. They adopt the language and the culture. Some finish high school and want to go to college but can’t because it’s harder for illegal immigrants to go; they end up working for low wages, and they never seem to succeed in life. When Immigrants get to the United States they are taken advantage of and harassed. By legalizing immigrants they will have an easier time assimilating the U.S. culture; they will pay taxes like every American, and stop using false documents. By legalizing immigrants, immigration to the United States will be one less issue to take care of.

Please consider these words, and I hope you can take positive action towards legalizing Illegal Immigrants in the United States.

Thank you for your time


Daisy Salinas