Tuesday, July 8, 2014
The Immigration Crisis
Recently, there have been thousands of children illegally immigrating to the United States from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador to flee poverty and violence that results from the oppression in their countries. I chose to post this because I believe that it is an issue that affects our country both economically and ethically. I believe that it will spark reforms, and will have a lasting impact on our country and the way we deal with these types of situations. It is a topic that I find interesting because it has such a profound impact on so many people - the immigrants and their families, who face consequences such as detainment and probable deportation for their actions, as well as American taxpayers who must help to financially support the overcrowded detainment centers. Ultimately, the question of what to do about this problem still looms. These people deserve to live a better life than they currently are, yet they are not complying with our immigration laws. As a country we must create a solution that is both moral and effective in controlling the issue. My question is:
What actions can the US take to remedy the current situation?
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As an american citizen with family members that have gone through the immigration process and the deportation process, I think that as a country we need to create more immigration laws that help the children that come here by themselves to find a home with family members in the united states. If they don't have family here we should have some way to get them into the system without them being sent back to a life that they were trying to escape.
ReplyDeleteThe United States needs to figure out why these people are leaving there country. If they already know why then they should have a meeting with the countries leaders to try and solve the problem of the people immigrating into the states. Also we defiantly need to tighten up border control so we have less illegal citizens here. If they want to love here then they need to go through the right processes that all the other legal immigrants went through.
ReplyDeleteThese people should have to go through the proper channels of citizenship before being allowed into this country. They live in horrible conditions on their own countries but giving them sanctuary is too expensive. Not to mention the fact that the American government should begin to fix the problems that it's citizens have before trying to extend a hand to the rest of the world. This great nation can be seen as the land of opportunity once more but as of right now it feels more like a dumping ground for the rest of the world's unwanted. We can no longer afford to take care of those who are citizens legally as well as those who have been cast away. A decision needs to be made one way or the other. I agree with Eddie that our nation's leaders should meet with the other nations to see why they are allowing this to happen to their citizens and work it out diplomatically but I feel it would be unwise of us to offer financial aid.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Amber and Eddie. Keeping these people here will better themselves but it is just way too expensive to keep them without going through the proper process. Many immigrants have come to the United States for better jobs, housing conditions, etc, but they are following the immigration laws. If those people have had to do so, then the rest of the immigrants should. It is affecting other people in the United States and is starting to get costly. Country leaders need to meet so they can figure out how to end this and better the conditions of the places the immigrants are leaving. There are laws for a reason and everybody should follow them.
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ReplyDeleteI feel that these child and single mother immigrants should not be able to come into the United States and be able to live here as a citizen. It is not only unfair to others who are getting their citizenship the correct way, but it is economically draining us. Because they are children, we should shelter them; feed them, etc. until we find a way to safely bring them back to their country. Also, many of the teens who are coming are a part of a Mexican gang, Cartel. We have had issues with them in the past and bringing them into our country will not benefit us in any way. Lastly, this is not something that will end. If others see that we are keeping these children more will come eventually leading us into overpopulation. To conclude, allowing these children to live in our country without citizen ship should not be legal. (Fun fact: Over 20,000 of these children have already been brought into Connecticut, which is a bigger population than Wolcott.)