<p>I dont see the issue here. This is a Qualified kid who got accepted into a prestigious school. Yes, he is illegal but he didn’t choose to be and unlike some illegal immigrants, legal immigrants, and born and raised Americans, he obviously has potential and desire to succeed. With a full ride to school, this student can work and eventually save up enough money to gain citizenship becuase he wont have to worry about tuition payments. The scholarship is not wasted because the kid has a potential to become more than he what he is now. </p>
<p>@BunsenBurner </p>
<p>I have a scholarship to Berkeley. Sorry for being insulting, but sometimes the truth hurts.</p>
<p>Here’s some questions. Do the people upset by this story really think the child should be punished for circumstances he couldn’t control? What was he supposed to do, just not go to college, because of something his parents did? What gives him any less of a right than the rest of us to succeed here? The fact that we were here first, because our ancestors “claimed” it through genocide from the Native Americans? Is that what gives us an innate ownership of America?</p>
<p>@DrGoogle </p>
<p>Really? You’re argument is that if something is illegal it’s immoral? A real forward thinker you are. So until slavery was abolished, would you have supported the Fugitive Slave Act? I mean, it was illegal for slaves to run away, so we can’t be having that…</p>
<p>@music1990 the fallacy with that analogy is that slaves had no legal means to become free, while illegal immigrants could have taken a different path and could have came here legally. What’s the point of legal immigration, if illegal immigration was allowed?</p>
<p>I have no issues with Harvard accepting this illegal immigrant. If the country has 12 millions of them it is understandable that Harvard wants this group represented. This kid is some sort of activist so Harvard can expect the same kind of discussions in their classrooms that is going on in this thread. They probably do not accept many illegals and are willing to pay for them with their funds. I have more problems with this middle-class second generation African immigrant who was accepted to 8 Ivies because he happens to be a black male with SAT 2250. I am not sure what special value he represents and I do not believe that the current admission system was setup to benefit kids like that.
Every Harvard applicant competes inside a box against kids like himself. Dario just beat all other illegal immigrants for admission. To all frustrated parents in this thread whose children were not admitted to Harvard - your kids were not in this box and did not compete against him. So please direct your frustration elsewhere.</p>
<p>You seem to be working from the assumption that “here” is better. It shouldn’t be. Different cultures, values and traditions are equally valuable and people are not disposable. Many of the illegal immigrants believe they have no choice but to cross the border because they feel and are unwelcome in their own countries. Their lives and bodies are seen as commodities to be used and discarded by American employers and politicians, consumers and especially the corrupt ruling class in their own countries. The end result is the destruction of families, communities and cultures. Illegal immigration harms people in many ways and shouldn’t ever be encouraged. We should all be demanding that our politicians pressure those corrupt leaders to do right by their own people to help them live successful, healthy and dignified lives among their people in their homelands.</p>
<p>You can tell what you consider “the truth” without being insulting to others. Please learn this valuable life skill, or you will have a hard time in the workplace.</p>
<p>As I said, I do not share the views of others who think that this kid is taking another student’s spot. But they are entitled to their opinions, and those opinions have been expressed here in fairly calm tone, supported by reasoning, without attacks and insults.</p>
<p>Brining up the Native Americans into the modern immigration debate is nothing original - often it is done when there are no good arguments to hang on to. Using your logic, we can say that Putin is entitled to take over the Ukraine because at some point there used to be Kyiv Rus…</p>
<p>@Bay </p>
<p>Have you only visited Mexico as a tourist? If so, then i suggest next time you go you may want to check out the inner areas that are hundereds of miles (and in some cases only 50miles) from any frequently toured area. </p>
<p>Here is a link i found from heritage.org that gives some stats about Mexico</p>
<p><a href=“Mexico Economy: Facts, Population, GDP, Corruption, Business, Trade, Inflation”>http://www.heritage.org/index/country/mexico</a></p>
<p>I dont believe it is as nice as many say it is. I agree that the potential the country has is vast, however, with corrupted government officials, drug cartels, and various other issues, the potential becomes hidden. It is common for the parents in a family to travel to the U.S. for work and mail the money down to their family. However, if was easy for the parents to find a well paying job in Mexico then, they wouldn’t want to come to the U.S. </p>
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<p>Bingo, I think you nailed it! I don’t think Harvard could stand it if it didn’t claim the “best” of whatever group exists, silly jingoistic laws be damned!</p>
<p>There are a lot of wealthy and powerful people on both sides of the border who have a vested interest in making sure those families don’t have good jobs. That is the outrage here.</p>
<p>@wcao9311</p>
<p>Actually, no. The author of the article did not choose to be an illegal immigrant (actually he is undocumented, not illegal). It was a result of his parents’ actions. Do you think we should take responsibility for everything our parents have done? In fact, he had no process available to him to become legal. </p>
<p>Actually, your argument is the one that’s fallacious. ^Bam strawman logical fallacy. Additionally you legitimize laws against immigration based on the merit of legal immigration. So, because legal immigration is right, illegal immigration is wrong?</p>
<p>Now I did commit adhominem and possibly appeal to emotion in all honesty, but sometimes that’s necessary :)</p>
<p>newsie,
Your link ranks Mexico 15 countries better than France and 31(!) better than Italy. Sounds not too shabby!</p>
<p>@BunsenBurner </p>
<p>Clearly comparing this kid to Putin is a false analogy…And I don’t have to be original with my argument…If others have been right before me, there is no shame in repeating their words.</p>
<p>Look, I’m sorry for being insulting, but what I have said is far less insulting than what posters on this thread have said about the author’s accomplishment.</p>
<p>By the way, you parents have got to learn how to tag usernames…</p>
<p>And on my end, my parents are legal immigrants who will have to pay full price if I get into Harvard (too rich to qualify for finaid; too poor to pay full price). </p>
<p>This system is really freaking great.</p>
<p>@TeamRocketGrunt </p>
<p>Well yeah that sucks. Education should be free for everyone.</p>
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<p>Why? What is the point of them?</p>
<p>@Bay </p>
<p>It notifies you when someone tags you. </p>
<p>“You parents.” Sounds like the same condescending tone used by supporters of Jim Crow laws, i.e. ‘You people’ should know better.’</p>
<p>Hm, I do know how to tag names and do not want to be notified.</p>