Overshadowed Importance

After last week's discussion, I really spent time thinking about what Paul brought up, in regards to the fact that the Latino workforce in our country is such an important (and in many cases, partially lucrative) asset to our nation. And while this may be fairly evident, out of distaste and discrimination, those who oppose their presence here overlook this fact. If we were to remove all immigrant workers from agriculture and other industry, would the industries be able to still function normally? No! The whole point of the guest worker program is to aid industries that are unable to employ American labor, hence without the immigrant labor, they would not survive. Additionally, when Jakelin mentioned that lack of acknowledgement of the Latino impact of the economy at the rally she attended also proved that our state, despite having the largest amount of Latino labor and a booming population, is very narrow minded. But it is because of this that progress is halted. If industries and officials would realize the value that the Latino population really holds in our country and the positive impact they end up making (including keeping some businesses afloat), then maybe the economy and its various issues would not be as prevalent.