How many of you had any control over where you were born?
If I could have picked the location of my birth, I’d pick a first world country. If I could choose the city I was raised in, it would be somewhere that isn’t 100 degrees for five months of the year. 
I, like most people, had no control over where I was born, the city I was raised in or who my parents are. 
Luckily, I was born in the United States and both my parents are citizens. Others are not as fortunate. 
The children of illegal immigrants have long been a subject of debate in this country. Should we punish children for the “mistakes” of their parents?
The answer is no. The crime committed by their parents was done out of love, to give their child every opportunity to succeed in this life. 
It is undoubtedly the same thing American parents would do if a similar situation ever presented itself.
The Obama administration intends to grant an amnesty of sorts to children of illegal immigrants and other young migrants living in the U.S.
When the President was asked why he is sticking his neck out for immigrants during such during such pivotal times, he responded with, “It’s the right thing to do.”
I have to agree with him.
It is called the Young Migrant Plan, and it will end the deportation of foreign nationals between the ages of 16 and 30 who have been in the U.S. for longer than five years. 
The plan allows these individuals to obtain work permits and become tax-paying American workers. 
If I were a parent in Northern Mexico today, the United States would look like a big, sexy pile of money. Faced with the choice of raising a child in a cartel-controlled environment with little or no job opportunity, these individuals come to America. 
Can you blame them?
The third world sucks. Every day people have to fight for their lives. Death comes through war, disease, drug violence and starvation – of course people want to come to America. 
My definition of starvation is being out of frozen pizzas and having to drive in my air-conditioned car to Wal-Mart, where endless culinary possibilities await me. 
One day our roles might be reversed. God forbid, the United States could become the land everyone is leaving in search of greener pastures.
We can only hope other countries would be kinder to migrants than we have been.
Life is pretty good in America. You can’t blame others for trying anything to get here – and under no circumstances should you send English-speaking youths back to a country they haven’t set foot in since they were toddlers. 
It’s the Golden Rule people – treat others how you want to be treated. Assuming we all want to be Americans, let’s treat those less fortunate with the same respect.
Parker Cramer is a 21-year-old political science senior from Houston. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_pcramer.