I recently got into a Twitter debate with someone over a tweet that basically talked about “white privilege” and how white Americans, and white people, in general, will never have to face their families being torn apart because of deportation.

This has been a topic discussed for a long time and has become more prevalent since the Trump Administration has come into the office.

The process of becoming a citizen of this country takes time, and it is not easy.

The process of becoming an American citizen can sometimes take two years, possibly longer.

Those who want to become an American citizen must submit an N-400 form after finding out they are eligible for the process. The process of accepting the form can take six months to a year.

During this time, they must submit two photos of themselves that meet the requirements and send in any other needed documents.

Those who desire to be citizens must also be fingerprinted after they receive an appointment date and time.

Next is the interview and testing portion of the process. This is where they will be asked questions like “What is the ‘rule of law’?” and “What are two Cabinet-level positions?” This is also where they will be given an English test.

At least six months after passing the test, a ceremony called the “Oath of Allegiance” is given. At this ceremony, the candidate will return their Permanent Resident Card and answer questions about their lives in the months between the test and ceremony.

Then, the oath is taken.

Hispanics who are coming from Mexico to America want to provide themselves and their families with better lives and more opportunity. America is the “Land of the Free,” but how free can it be if we continue to turn away people who are coming here to have more freedom?

Mexico is a developing country and America is a developed country.

“Mexico continues to face significant challenges in regard to alleviating poverty, decreasing informality, strengthening judicial institutions, addressing corruption and increasing labor productivity,” said Ángel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General.

Gurría said that the only way to make progress is to pursue its reforms and reforming those, if necessary.

Undocumented immigrants are not “mooching off the government.”

Undocumented immigrants cannot receive assistance from government funding programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamps), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), non-emergency Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Medicare, according to econofact.org.

Econofact.org also reported that “40 percent of non-elderly undocumented immigrants have no health insurance, low-income non-citizens have lower participation rates in safety net programs than low-income citizens,” a Cato Institute study found.

We should want to help those who have no other option than to come here illegally. They want to find more opportunities and more freedom so they come to America to find that.

We have to start by asking ourselves why they don’t want to live in their country anymore. We have to provide a home.