November 11, 1998
Dear Legislator,
I look forward to immigrating to America, very soon. As I cannot yet read or write in the languages of America, my friend has agreed to assist me with this letter. I understand that your country has laws protecting Americans. It is for this reason that I am writing to you; I understand that legislators are the people who write these laws. I have many friends who would also like to immigrate to America. They are very apprehensive, as I am, that they will not be allowed to live there. We have been listening to the music in America for the last few weeks. Some of my friends would like to spend their lives adding to such music. Personally, I prefer classical music, but I have friends that like country music and even a few that like the soft rock we hear. Some of my friends would like to be farmers, others would prefer teaching or engineering; a few would like to become scientists. They understand that the sun shines warmly in America, that birds sing, cats meow, and cows moo in America. From where we live, we have been feeling this sunshine and hearing these wonderful sounds, and we look forward to seeing for ourselves the things that make this marvelous music of life in America. (Is it true that you have laws protecting the animals making these wonderful sounds? What a country you must have!) But we have also been hearing disturbing words spoken in America. Though we cannot yet understand the language, we get the gist from varied messages of men and women in your country debating our minority's right to immigrate. This letter is an effort to request laws that will protect us, for we are disenfranchised. As a special minority, we understand there are no laws granting us the unalienable rights in your Declaration of Independence and Constitution. As conscious beings, we respectfully request that you address this inequity, so that we may plan lawful immigration to your country with the simple expectation that our consciousness will be protected. Please address your debates and (hopefully) new law to the minority of conscious prenatals. I look forward to being an American and thanking you in person, in the not so distant future.
Sincerely,
Future immigrant