Immigrants Reform and Worker's Rights

I came across this article that I retrieved from the New York Times.http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/opinion/immigration-reform-and-workers-rights.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
To be honest I didn't quite understand the full definition of immigration reform.
I did know that at some point most of us were immigrants coming from different countries to reside in this country. So what does the term reform mean? It's mainly meant to change for the better due to results of abuses, and fixing the situation. There are other definitions for reform but this one nailed it according to this article.

After further reading it has seemed to me that the author has made some several valid points as to stating the fact that Congress, as well as the President whom has made some promises on immigration reform, yet it's all just talk. The author also stated several cases, to which I agree on a couple such as; stopping the abuse to the employees, whom are being threatened to be deported if they do not keep silence. These workers are not only being abused, but they are working hard and hardly getting paid. Where's the humanity in that?

Overhauling immigrants should be ensured worker's rights, before getting recruited. If everyone follows the golden rule of "Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you," then we could all benefit from these in the long run.

I think the author should have also stated the definition of reform that way some people like me, has a better understanding on the issue that was written. Also the author should have included specific genre of immigrants. Not just the race, but whether they were men, female, and even a child. Overall, I agree with some of the points that were made by the author.

Second Generation Immigrants

I found this article from website http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/02/07/second-generation-immigrants-improve/1899607/. This article seems to relate most students that are second generation immigrants. It's quite true that the second-generation immigrants seems to be a lot more educated as well as well spoken than their parents.
It's great for those immigrants that are receiving benefits as well as services once they become citizens. It's not, however for most such as Rep. Lamar Smith from Texas. He stated that by "legalizing the immigrants would cause taxpayers millions of dollars."
However, he president believes otherwise. In summary to the President's argument, he believes that by legalizing them, they will be a net plus to the nation's economy. According to the Pew Research Center, they stated that the immigrants will be the "heart of America's working age."
What can be concluded to this article?
I, however consider myself as a second generation immigrant. Although I was not born here, I came here at an early age. My father had adopted me, and married my mother. I take pride of this country. I do not take it for granted, but rather learn more about it. I do care when those that are "living" in this country do not respect it, nor want to educate themselves, when benefits are handed to them.
" The good things of life are produced by learning with hard work; the bad reaped of their own accord, without hard work." - Democritus