Thoughts on Immigration: legal or not

The immigration debate reminds me of the failure of the government to integrate African Americans into the economy, which culminated with the Civil Rights movements of the 1960’s. Like African Americans, illegal immigrants are a disenfranchised group that is not appreciated for their contributions to this country. However, unlike African Americans if they are not accepted, immigrants can look for loyalty in another country. Consequently, instead of investing their money in the United States they send it to the country that they can call home. Immigrants and illegal immigrants send millions of dollars in aid to their home country because they are not integrated into the economy. They are told that we do not want them or there families. How different things could be if they had the opportunity to invest here? I find it ironic that a nation build on the notions of capitalism hesitate to incorporate people into their spending rituals.