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This article explains the effects of deportation on children in the United States. The problem is that many people who came into the country illegally are raising children here who are U.S. citizens. So, what happens if the parents are sent back to their country? What happens to the children? How would you feel if your parent was taken away from you? Many kids said that they cried more often, and were more fearful. Some were more aggressive and angry. Many experienced changes in their diet and sleeping habits. These children's lives are getting turned upside down. Many programs are trying to be as careful and lenient with them and their parents to try and not destroy the kid's lives. But, can it really be done? Is it lawful to treat the parents differently?
This is a large problem in America. Immigration has been a fight for quite a while. I am not 100% sure what my view is, but isn't America supposed to be a place where we accept people into our country regardless of race? When did we become extremely closed down to all of the outside world, as far as our country is concerned? I do see a problem with the people who come and take advantage of our system, but that isn't everyone. I think that we need to be a little more open, and to change our laws so that we can include as many people in our country as possible. We want more children in America, so that we can grow! Growth in America can help us not only grow in population, but also to grow in developments and technologies, because of the new ideas generated by the rising generation.
I don't exactly know what the effects of letting a lot more immigrants into our country, but I would guess that we could not just open the flood gates. I do agree that something is wrong about the current system, but I don't exactly know the best thing to do. It would be great if we could make it easier for people to legally move here, which would hopefully lower the illegal immigration. I think that we should not just ship illegal immigrants back home and leave the kids here, because that truly can ruin their lives. I also don't think we should just grant everyone who is here immediate citizenship because that might cause more people to come illegally, thinking they can become a citizen later.
ReplyDeleteThe situation in Mexico seems pretty bad (albeit coming from the perspective of me, a relativity ethnocentric white kid from Utah Valley). I know your post didn't mention Mexico by name, but I think the issue of deportation most heavily affects both illegal immigrants hailing from Mexico and their American children. The news stories about decapitated, disemboweled corpses dangling from bridges by the hand of drug cartels are pretty abysmal. I would want to get away from that too, if I were living close to all of that. Moreover, I would want my family to be away from all of that. A lot of the innovation our country has experienced in the past century has come by the hands of immigrants or the children of immigrants (aren't we all the children of immigrants, to a certain extent?). But, I suppose that's not the real issue here.
ReplyDeleteThe real issue is that the amount of illegal immigrants actually taking advantage of anyone is quite small. As a country, we are being abhorrently hypocritical if we prevent others from partaking from the same liberties we enjoy. I believe the Declaration of Independence says, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal . . . ." ALL men. Not just American-born men. Maybe America isn't meant for the whole world, but the IDEA of America is, and if the most expeditious and realistic method of assuring men's "certain unalienable rights" is to open our borders, then we should. Mexico isn't currently able to guarantee their rights, but we can. So what's the responsible thing to do?
The monetary repercussions to opening our borders are minimal when you consider the benefits of increased immigration. This whole process doesn't have to be unorganized either. We were able to register immigrants quite effectively during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The deportations have become ridiculous in the last decade. I think you did a great job of summarizing the injustices that our immigration policy harbors.
I agree with you, Jason, in that we can't just open the floodgates. I think that Noah is completely correct when he said, "[It] doesn't have to be unorganized either." I believe there is a way to open up our borders a bit, and still keep track of, and help new citizens as they are integrated into our country.
ReplyDeleteI have a neighbor whose wife was not a citizen. She lived in honduras with her son, while her husband began to build a life for them here. she could have gotten a marriage visa, but she would have had to leave her son behind. It took them almost a year, but they were eventuallly able to immigrate here. I don't think that allowing more people to immigrate is really the problem. So many people can't bear to wait in their dismal circumstances anymore, and jump the borders. If we could speed up the process, I think we would decrease the number of illegal immigrants, and increase the amount of people who are willing to go through the proper channels. The system is in place, but we have got to speed it up. If we do, i think it will all but solve the problems we currently face.
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