im mexican-american, bootstrap arguments are bullshyt . . but . .
america as a white system does owe undocumented immigrants, businesses have been hiring undocumented people for such a long time, if the US was really against it, it would have stopped this a long time ago. be mad at the employers.
DACA recipients pay taxes, so for them to get free college is not a stretch
your fellow citizens don't give a fukk about you, why pretend?
so it would be better if the criminals you mentioned were citizens?
racism in this country has never left, its been here right under neath the surface, with that being said. at the end of the day, your life turns out based on what you do to get there.
if your family, friends, associates aint shyt . . dont blame the undocumented gardener, the maid, the busboy or the delivery guy . . . . trust me, they are not the ones keeping you from achieving your goals
and if an undocumented person, someone that took a chance crossing a desert, going from safe house to safe house with strangers, sneaking across the country to their final destination, being thousands of dollars in debt from day 1 (smugglers fee), then working a menial job, no english, few legal rights, . . accomplishes more than a citizen that was born here . . . . take your L
my statement is solid though . . if you think getting rid of every single undocumented person overnight is gonna completely change black people's lives . . youre gonna be disappointed