Within the past few months since President Trump’s inauguration, many have become worried about what this means for those who have arrived undocumented. He has promised mass deportations of illegal immigrants and even to build a massively expensive wall to “help” protect us from the rapists and criminals from entering our country. There have already been numerous raids happening throughout the U.S., but these individuals are not the major criminals that the media wants us to believe, many of which have only been convicted of minor things such as a traffic violation or shoplifting (Press, 2017). However, there is another group of individuals who have journeyed to the United States out of desperation, who are under attack by the government with the threat of deportation: …show more content…
One may argue that the U.S. shouldn’t be providing these resources to “outsiders,” since thousands upon thousands of our own people are suffering every day, but hey let’s help those not from here. On that same note, why should the United States allow so many individuals into the country who are not able to contribute significantly, when they could have other asylum seekers brought in from all parts of the world who can be a productive member of society? Not to mention, others could claim that these children, that we would willingly allow access into the country, could possibly be drug users or criminals, and eventually corrupt the American values and create more problems. Although, these are majorly innocent kids, who were just caught in between situations that were beyond their control, and wanted to be able to live without worrying about being recruited into a gang or being gunned down on the streets. Many U.S. citizens don’t even know about their countries interference with these countries, so they believe that it’s the other countries problem, not
The article by Rob Guerette is a case study involving the widely-reported increase of immigration into the United States. It tackles migration issues as well as related issues such as border security , security initiatives by individuals.. The article also provides in-depth research about the impact of illegal immigration into the United States including migrant deaths, deaths of non-migrants at the border, border security and the challenges faced by United States border patrol officers. The main purpose of the article was to provide an explanation as to whether the Border Patrol has any effect in saving the lives of people attempting to enter into the United States (Guerette, 2007).
The 1930s was a tough time for all of the mentally ill people. They were not treated the way that they do now. The mentally ill were called names like satans child, or they were not expected or very frowned upon in many religions. So because of all of the people who were mentally ill they started to create asylums. With these asylums they could hold almost all of the mentally ill people during that time. All of the asylums were overcrowded and sometimes there would be around 1 million patients. WIth all of the people in these asylums the staff and doctors became very understaffed so the patients living within the asylums were not treated how they should have been. Then doctors had found ways that they thought could cure these mentally ill people, whether it would be cruel to them or not. The treatments ran from major brain surgery to taking baths for multiple days.
Many people get deported each year, this situation can be prevented, but many do not have money for an attorney or do not simply know their rights. Many Mexicans cross the border of the United States for the American Dream. There are more than 11 million illegal immigrants living in the U.S (Huffington post, 2012). This issue has been escalating for years. There are many opponents to illegal immigration. Many people believe that those that break the law by crossing the border illegally or those who overstay their visas should be immediately deported and not have the right to become a U.S citizen.
In the book From Deportation to Prison: The Politics of Immigration in Post-Civil Rights America, Patrisia Macias-Rojas argues there is a punitive turn and primary shift in the handling of migration laws in the United States, and particularly their enforcement. In her point of view, she mentions the primary role of border enforcement in the past was about whether or not a person had the permission and proper documentation to enter the country legally. However, now border patrol has moved to being more reliant on the criminal justice system. The political idea of creating a border wall was brought forth at a time when the numbers of entry by undocumented immigrants was at its lowest. The fundamental shift, as she refers to it, to deportation
By helping people in a third world country in a time of need, the United States is put at risk by allowing refugees in that could potentially be terrorists planning to attack. The United States should be more restrictive in admitting refugees. In order to commit terrorist attacks, people are posing as refugees. This is enabled because refugees do not get background checked. Also, refugees cost the host country a lot of money.
As victims or witnesses to crimes, Latino immigrants fear approaching the police or the law believe it can get a family member deported. Even when they have a citizenship status, they hesitate to go to the police because they believe that such an attempt can possibly lead to deportation. The fear is further compounded as the local police has acted as “immigration officials to raids conducted inside sensitive locations” (Cruz, “Latinos Are Afraid to Report Crime as Debate Around Immigration Intensifies”). This indicates that Latino immigrants live in a state of constant fear of eventually being discovered and deported, without any sense of security especially of their livelihood, preferring to remain silent than taking action. Cunningham-Parmeter calls this “penalized silence” a result of a victim or a witness self-incriminating themselves and the potential “risk of removal from the United States…”
Vaughan, Jessica M. “Aliens Who Overstay Their Visas Are a Serious Security Threat.” Opposing Viewpoints: Immigration. Eds. David M. Haugen, Susan Musser and Kacy Lovelace. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2009. 182-193. Print.
The federal prosecutors along the nation’s southern border have come under pressure from politicians and from top officials in the Justice Department to pursue more cases against illegal immigrants. Not many politicians are suggesting the government prosecute everyone caught slipping across the border. Despite about 1 million immigrants stopped each year; however that will overwhelm the nation priso...
Jones (2001, p. 258) argues that children within immigration processes are not granted full access to the rights defined in the UN’s Rights of the Child convention. Their rights may be affected, such as right to remain in the country, right to join with family, and ability to claim asylum (Jones, 2001, p. 258).
The first major concern regarding the borders for the United States is illegal immigration. In January of 2000, the INS estimated that there were 7 million illegal immigrants in the United States with the number growing by about 500,000 a year. Under the Bush Administration, funding has increased along main entry points, displacing illegal immigrants points of entry into the country. Yet the increase has displaced immigration to rural immigration points, causing many every year to die from starvation and heat stroke. Despite the harsh conditions, immigration has grown rather th...
Many people believe it is not a good idea to improve refugee camps because refugees in particular do not reside in the camp for a long period. The local government misplaces the resources sent by UNHCR (United Nations of High Commissioner for Refugees); however, doing so will benefit both refugees and natives who live near the camps. The UNHCR should improve water treatment, bring education to people of every age, and improve educational environment and sanitation because the refugees will return home with a tremendous knowledge gained in the camps. Camps settled near the villages, many natives will benefit of the educational opportunity. But because the local government misplaces the
The Refugee Act was created in 1975. This was a policy that was implemented over time to assist and aide individuals in crisis within their own country. Some of the reasons the people left these countries were due to asylum, to escape the sex slavery, also people of domestic violence. There is a process that these individuals have to go through in order to be placed in a third country. These refugees have some form of security clearance due to the nature of their situation. Some, eventually get their families united with them after a period of time.
The Refugee “problem” in the U.S. is not really a problem at all. With all of the new blood coming in it should really stimulate everything. The refugees will bring new culture to America and change everything! We can change our school system to teach all of the children to speak Spanish and Syrian, and we could also integrate the school system to help the new children catch up to the kids who have lived here their whole lives. Yes it may take a “little bit” away from the old kids, but isn’t new ALWAYS good?
Refugees are a very prominent, yet controversial issue. Since the moment there has been a reason for people or groups of people to run away from their country for different reasons, there has been reason to accept and welcome, or shun and refuse them. The United States in particular is a beacon of hope for many, thus large numbers of refugees will immigrate or flee every year. Despite arguments that refugees are negative to the host country, and a risk to the society, the opposite is in fact true. Refugees actually benefit their host country economically, with security, and moral causes to contribute to.
In this piece, I will argue that the social factors and attitudes surrounding the distinction of asylum seekers and official refugees, are constructed and exploited by the Australian Government, to improve their political and economic position over the nation. The Government uses nationalism and assimilation to maintain their power to shape the culture and normality of Australian society. They achieve this by influencing society through the media, to fear 'illegal ' asylum seekers, but accept those that fit the 1951 refugee convention criteria. By exaggerating the security threat of foreign asylum seekers, but accepting white refugees or those with potential to conform, the government has constructed a common and visible enemy as a racist