Key industries of Texas, not for immigration policy

If this new immigration policy pulls through, then it'll show that the American people didn't appreciate what illegal immigrants have done for the economy and will regret the change after witnessing the loss of labor force.

That was my final thought after reading this blog. 

Immigration has been a broad major issue in the United States, especially in the southern states such as Texas. However, the author who wrote the blog "Key Texas industries heavily reliant on immigrant labor" posted on September 08, 2014 on the Texas political blog "Grits for breakfast" gives some credible evidence with logical reasoning on why the United States should not consider the immigration policy.

What I really admire about this article is the statistics pointed out of the workforce in Texas's key industries such as Construction, Hotels, Restaurants, and Agriculture. I've always known that these industries contain a huge amount of illegal immigrants in the workforce but I never knew that 85 percent of illegal immigrants are in the workforce of agriculture. 85 percent, that is a lot! What I took from that statistic is why are they even considering this policy?  It also put me in perspective on how these industries with illegal immigrants would be if this policy does pull through. Since I am Hispanic, the statistic given by the credible author from grits did get my skepticism from my roots out on how absurd this policy is. The first thing that came to my mind was that the illegal immigrants come to America to work and make enough money to put food on the table and clothe their children. Yet, they want to take that opportunity away and possibly let some lazy unemployed american work at the same industry for a higher wage and less work commitment. To me, just as the author, it doesn't make sense.

The author from Grits gives great examples and hard evidence to prove what illegal immigrants have done for the United States. Even after he finishes one example, he continues on to another to demonstrate on how important it is for this policy to not pass. However, on the other hand some may say he is being biased and doesn't show any ideas on why they are considering this policy. Furthermore, his writing is solid and provides reliable resources to make himself credible. The flow of everything is easy to follow and brief to get to the point.

Lastly, to make this article even better on stating how ridiculous it is to consider a new immigration policy is by having a great (to me, Texan) ending by referring to the government "Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face!" 

Our future Lieutenant Governor

Other than the voting of Governor of Texas, there will be a voting for the next Lieutenant Governor as well. As recalled from class, Dan Patrick (Republican) is the favorite to win the position. However, in the editorial of For Lt. Governor, Houston Chronicle illustrates the future with a positive image if the Democratic candidate, Leticia Van de Putte, is elected and offers a negative future image if Dan Patrick is elected. The editor for Houston Chronicle clearly is a supporter of Van de Putte by criticizing the Republican Candidate, Dan Patrick, and not offering a single pro to the favorite candidate. The intended audience is for those who are looking for ideas on who to vote for in the upcoming elections for Lieutenant Governor and especially for the undecided Republicans.

According to the editorial, the Van de Putte is clearly the worse choice for Lt. Governor for many reasons. The editorial shows a quote from the former long serving governor, Bill Hobby describing the Texas Senate as "a legislative body rich in traditions of civility, courtesy and respect for one's colleagues." Shortly after the description of the suggested qualities on being a Lieutenant Governor, the editorial did not hesitate to point out how Dan Patrick has the exact opposite qualities of the position. Then, the editorial continues on describing the possibility of reducing powers if Dan Patrick is elected Lieutenant Governor, reason being is because of the potential threat he may produce. What shocked me most from this idea is the fact that it's not only a suggestion from the Democrats but from the Republicans as well which gave me the idea that Dan Patrick is not trustworthy.

Reading this article makes me wonder why Dan Patrick would be the favorite to win the position of Lt. Governor. The conclusion claims that if the Republican voters put aside their loyalty to being a red-state then Van de Putte will be the one for Texas. As for myself, I came to a conclusion of agreeing that Van de Putte would be the best choice since she is known for being "knowledgeable, experienced, [and] also congenial and easy to work with," which is the complete opposite of Dan Patrick. However, at the end of the article I still felt a little skeptic and have yet to figure out the positives for Dan Patrick and if there are any cons for Van de Putte.

For Lt. Governor article was published on Houston Chronicle site on October 3rd, 2014