How Immigration Policies Violate Human Rights

How Immigration Policies Violate Human Rights

            There are many ways that immigration policies violate the human rights that immigrants are entitled to. The main reason behind the injustices on human rights is that people of countries that often choose to immigrate have the right to leave, but not the right to enter another country. This policy often leaves people who want to leave their birth place to obtain a better life with no other choice but to enter illegally into a wealthier country. There are many people that voluntarily immigrate but then there are also people who are forced to immigrate. These people include refugees and victims of human trafficking.

            The reasons behind forced migration is that people often want to move out due to dire economic situations that are caused by political decisions. Refugees escape their native lands to find better economic opportunities, and often to escape from dangerous situations. A recent example of this is seen in the article titled, Border Crisis: Refugees Leave Everything Behind to Flee ISIS, written by James Novogrod for NBCNews that explains how people are leaving Turkey due to their life being at risk due to ISIS killing people who don’t agree with their beliefs. To deny people entry into a country is when human rights are violated, due to putting people at risk of not surviving by not letting them obtain better opportunities. These polices not only effect individuals, it effects whole families because people leave their lives behind to come to a wealthier nation to able to provide a more preferable living situation for their families.

Another way that human rights are violated is that people have no other choice but to enter illegally, which is usually dangerous and leads to the deaths of hundreds of people each year. According to Carolina Moreno’s article for the Huffington Post titled, Border Death More Common as Illegal Immigration Declines, people entering illegally to the United Stated caused 368 deaths. That’s a surprising number, due to the fact that it was just as large as the numbers that were recorded when there was higher number of people attempting to enter.

            There are many Human rights doctrines that give rights to immigrants such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), and Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (ICPRMW). These doctrines give many rights to immigrants that include the obvious human rights that people are entitled to, but unfortunately they do not include the right to enter another country. This means that these rights are available to immigrants, but most of them will never have a chance to exercise these right due to them not being able to enter a host country.

            Many people believe that these policies limiting the entrance into countries are set into place to make them a safer place, but this is often not the case. The real reason that the policies are created is to protect the birthright privileges of citizens of these wealthier nations. Ironically, the human rights doctrines has a list of countries immigrants are allowed to travel to, none which are wealthy countries, but people who live in wealthy countries are free to travel any place they want with no issue. This is one of the largest examples of the immigration policies violating human rights because it allows people of wealthier nations to travel, while they trap people of poor foreign countries to live in poverty with no chance at bettering their life.

 

Image obtained from: www.Flickr.com

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/17/border-crossing-deaths-illegal-immigration_n_1783912.html

 

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isis-terror/border-crisis-refugees-leave-everything-behind-flee-isis-n215026

 

 

           

Working on a Problem

                                                              Working on a Problem

                It is well known that many Mexican’s emigrate from their country to the U.S. both in and outside of the system.  What is less known is the reason why this happens.  In the article “Not Just Mexico's Problem: Labor Migration from Mexico to the United States”, Gomberg-Munoz talks about how certain people believe that the main reason for Mexican migration is caused by the economic state of Mexico.  It is explained why people believe that, it is said that because of Mexico’s economic underdevelopment they would want to move to the U.S.  This article states many reasons why that isn’t necessarily true.  There are several factors that play into immigration; social, economic, political and many more.

                In the beginning of the 20^th century, railroads had caused the urban areas of Mexico to grow exponentially due to Mexican migration from rural areas.  This made them more willing to move somewhere were work was in demand.  So, as a labor shortages in the U.S. increased recruiters from the U.S came to Mexicans with promises of wealth in the U.S.  This isn’t the only time that the U.S. has attempted to bring over Mexicans for their own benefits.  Later on a program called the Bracero program was signed between Mexico and the U.S. in the year 1942.  This program was made to help relieve Mexico’s working population.  The article says that for every documented bracero, 4 undocumented workers came into the U.S.  This shows how the U.S. is has some part in Mexican’s ease to migrate north.  Since they have been shown how to get to the U.S., those paths have been continually used and are still in use when talking about immigration from Mexico.

                Another factor that plays a role in immigration is family.  Many Mexicans have family in the U.S. already so they will try to move to be with them.  Some people forget that some of the land was previously owned by Mexico.  This land was taken by the U.S. after the Mexican American War in 1848.  But what exactly happened to the former Mexican residents that lived there?  They were “given” to the U.S. along with the land, but instead of becoming full citizens, they were basically treated as second class citizens. Still, they had family in Mexico that had fled from the war and may have wanted to return to their family.   While this war situation doesn’t directly apply to immigration today, it does show that immigration has been going on for a long time, so that means that the current cause of immigration isn’t due to the economic status of Mexico.

                An important point that I really liked from this article was from a source that was brought into it.  An outside source from Tonya Golash-Boza said that some reasons for immigration has to do purely for U.S. interest.  Some of those reasons are that politicians use the immigrants as scare tactics as part of their campaign to gain votes based of fear.  Another thing that is said is that media pundits use them to boost their own ratings.  The last point that is made is that contractors make a ton of money from them since they are used for cheap labor and they are willing to work for cheap labor due to fear of deportation and lack of basic rights.  So they are actually wanted but at the same time not wanted in the U.S.

Another reason that Mexicans migrate is the violence that is happening in the U.S.  “There are incredibly high crime rates in Mexico, especially in the capital. Homicide rates come in at around 10-14 per 100,000 people (world average 10.9 per 100,000) and drug related crimes are a major concern.”(1)  Many Mexicans seek refuge from the things that occur in Mexico.  Cartels make Mexico a dangerous place and that is a reason why people in Mexico want to escape into the U.S.

           While some of the migration was due to economy, workers seeking better opportunities, it isn’t entirely due to it.  All Mexican aren’t the same, they all have their own reason for coming to the U.S. and the easy in which it can be done is partly thanks to the U.S. for helping them get there.

1.       

 https://geographyas.info/population/mexico-to-usa-migration/

Unfair Immigration Laws.

Immigration. The word itself stirs up controversy in the United States today. Ever since President Barack Obama took office for the first time, immigration has been a hot and controversial topic. In 2012, president Obama gave one of many speeches addressing this topic. His words at that time were “This morning, Secretary Napolitano announced new actions my administration will take to mend our nation’s immigration policy, to make it more fair, more efficient and more just”. President Obama's main point of that speech was to help young immigrants who came to this country and for what ever reason were living here illegally, achieve a more fair and just solution to their citizenship status. This was called the Dream Act. Young immigrants possibly brought here by there parents, could live here for five years and attain citizenship. This, I think is amazing. But why would this only pertain to immigrant children. Why can this not be applied to all immigrants who work hard and try and make a life for themselves in a moral and honest way. For many people, immigration was the only option they had to get themselves and their families out of dangerous and life threatening situations. If children can work hard, be good, and lead a good life and be granted citizenship, why can't this be applied to the parents and grandparents who brought them to this country.

After President Obama's Dream Act Speech things were looking up for the immigrant communities. It seemed that President Obama wanted all deserving people to be allowed into this country. Then, he introduced Secure Communities. This program was meant to send illegal immigrants back who broke the law in terrible ways. Murderers, rapist, arsonists, robbers. These were the immigrants that were supposed to be deported. An absolutely absurd number of 400,000 illegals being deported was established through this secure communities program. Now it wasn't only murders and rapists being detained with the fear of being deported, but mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles. Hard working people who just wanted a good life for their families. These people were being sent into detention for things as small as traffic citations. Deportation of good people was happening.

The United States immigration policies are absolutely absurd. In no world should a husband ans wife be separated, or a mother from her children because of a speeding ticked. Once again, many of these good and decent people came to America looking for a better life, a way out, and this place of dreams is sending back into the turmoil of their home country. Instead of detaining these people and making them so miserable to the point of breaking, the United States should uphold basic human rights and allow them a path to legality. If the U.S found a better way to help immigrants become citizens then our country could flourish. We could have so many more good, hard working contributing members of society and America could become a far better place. Now we are scaring people in need away with the threat of unfair treatment and deportation. How is that upholding America's good name? I sure don't know, but I hope that soon the U.S. Finds a way to help all who need and strive for it.

Sources. 

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-1121-immigration-justice-20141121-story.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/16/us/transcript-of-obamas-speech-on-immigration-policy.html?_r=0

http://www.hrw.org/united-states/us-program/unfair-immigration-policies

The Adoption of Runaway Kids

Immigrants crossing the southern border of the U.S. illegally used to be committing minor misdemeanors, now in recent times crossing the border was made a felony. On the same level of somebody murdering another person. Considering this as a fair and sound punishment isn’t even in question when one considers the huge chunk of people crossing the southern border to escape certain death. Thankfully, things are a little bit different for young people doing the same.

                In the year 2009 a little under 20,000 Mexican unaccompanied and underage children crossing the border where caught and detained. (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28203923)  In 2014 that number spiked to just under 60,000 Mexican children and over 40,000 children from other South American countries. Keep in mind this is the number of children detained and that were also travelling alone. These children fled their countries because of lack of economic stability and violent crime. It is the same reason as the documentary we viewed in class, moving to the U.S. to feel safe, regardless of the consequences that can arise. The punishment for these young people that try to escape hardships isn’t as harsh as you would think, and thankfully so many aren’t deported. The New York Times reported that the children are sent to shelters, where they wait for an average of 35 days and are then placed with a family member or sponsor to await their asylum hearing. (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/15/us/questions-about-the-border-kids.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news) In addition to all of this the children received immunizations and health screenings. These children are taking good care of considering how harsh the punishment is for adults caught crossing the border. Out of the about 90,000 children detained trying to cross, only about 2,000 are deported every year.( http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/immigration-border-crisis/fate-most-kids-who-cross-border-staying-u-s-n153706)  Several of them are set on track for becoming citizens, despite what one would think happens to them after being detained. Unlike the struggle that immigrants have if they come the U.S. as adults, the children are given a helping hand. Immigrants can go years leading a semi-normal life and due the recently changed laws, can be detained for something as little as not having a birth certificate at hand, and end up having to leave their home and being sent back to the country they came from. The children however, are ensured that they will not be sent back to harm once detained. There is a small group of lawyers that work hard, for free, that help the children. One attorney named Bryan Johnson told NBC news, “The process is designed to ensure the children aren't sent back to harm,”

                Although the trek is most likely long and arduous for children to reach the U.S. from South American countries unaccompanied by adults, it is surely worth it for them to escape harm’s way. With the help offered to them once detained, it is good to know that most of them are able to stay in America after a very long process, without fear of ever having to leave, something that is hopefully provided to people of all ages in the future.

The Faces Of Immigration

Miguel Vega

ILAS 100

Professor Weffer

The faces of Latino immigrants.

Latino immigration in the United States stirs up a lot of controversy in both political and social aspects. Many people assume that all Latino immigrants share the same background and struggles in coming into the United States, people for the most part assume that all Latino immigrants are Mexican immigrants and that they crossed the Rio Grande illegally. The truth is, Latino immigrants come from various places of Latin America and they came into the United States in very different ways, in this blog I will talk about the three major Latino immigrants (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban) in the United States and how they differ from one another in terms of arriving into the United States and their integration into society.

Let’s begging with Mexican immigrants, Mexican immigration to the United States is not a recent occurrence this can be dated back to the 1800’s! When Mexico still owned most of the U.S South west states. We can say that Mexican immigration was a consequence of the U.S expansion to the south west, the article The Latino Immigration Experience: The Case of Mexicanos, Puertorriqueños, and Cubanos by Alicea Marisa states “The story of Mexican immigration to the U. S. starts with the invasion of the United States into Mexico”².  Marisa tells us that Mexican immigration was an event that was bound to happen since the United States set up a working environment which made it the center for opportunities and economic growth for new immigrants.  Another major event that brought Mexican immigrants was the Bracero Program of the 1940’s. This program brought in millions of Mexican workers for manual labor according to http://braceroarchive.org/about “From 1942 to 1964, 4.6 million contracts were signed, with many individuals returning several times on different contracts, making it the largest U.S. contract labor program.”

Puerto Rican and Cuban immigration to the United States was much different. In the case of Puerto Ricans there was an open route to the United States since Puerto Rico is a U.S territory and its people are American Citizens the reason why people started moving from Puerto Rico to the United States was a lack of jobs. For Cubans the route to the United States came in the form of visas and refugee statuses, since Cuba is a communist country the United States wanted people out of Cuba to get rid of communism.  “On October 3, 1965 President Lyndon B Johnson stated that those who seek refuge in America will find it” http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/exile/refugees.pdf this statement was a response to Fidel Castro when he addressed his nation that those who seek to leave Cuba were welcomed to leave.

The social statutes of Mexicans, Puerto Ricans and Cubans were also different, Cubans were the most educated group most Cubans that came into the country had an established place to stay and a place of employment. Cubans also came into the country with their families so their integration into society was easier. Mexicans that came into the country were mostly males so they had to establish themselves on their own. Puerto Ricans were in between they had a mixture of both Mexican and Cuban immigration Characteristics.

With this blog I informed you about the differences in immigration when it comes to the different Latin American countries. People should recognize the different faces of immigrants and how their story changes with each country.

 ¹ Chasteen, John Charles. Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America. Third ed. New York: Norton, 2001. Print.

² Alicea, Marisa. The Latino Immigration Experience: The Case of Mexicanos, Puertorriqueños, and Cubanos. Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: 3 March 25, 2015. Web.

Source for image:  Mexicanboarder.web

Devastation and Deportation

As students studying Latin American history and sociology, it is important that we examine elements within this field of study from new perspectives.  Immigration is one of these issues that arguably needs more in-depth research.  Much of the time these investigations have focused on the economic and political impacts that immigration has on society, specifically from Latin American countries to the United States.  However, one important element of study within the impacts of immigration that has a more social influence is centered on family life.  The family is the nucleus of any society, and as such, should be closely examined in how immigration affects it on many levels.  One aspect is particularly detrimental to migrant family units: deportation.

          

  Deportation is the act in which a foreigner is deported out of a country.  In recent years, the United States has deported close to 400,000 people per year. *  The Immigration and Customs Enforcement, also known as ICE, is a government program which controls and monitors the deportation process.  “The agency defines three ‘priorities for the apprehension, detention, and removal of aliens’:

·      “Aliens who pose a danger to national security or a risk to public safety.”

·      “Recent illegal entrants.”

·      “Aliens who are fugitives or otherwise obstruct immigration controls.”’ **

ICE is also responsible for setting up private detention centers to house these foreigners with a criminal background, but unfortunately, that’s not always the case.  As many as 20% in these detention centers are merely undocumented immigrants.  These undocumented immigrants are often picked up by random chance, or because of minor traffic violations or tickets, and in most cases, by no means dangerous.  These men and women, some mothers and fathers, have come to the United States to seek employment and an honest living, often to provide for their families in their native country, and their children who they’ve brought to the United States.  A mother pulled over for a broken tail light can quickly be swept off to a detention center and eventually deported, leaving her young, American born children to be placed in a poor foster care system.  A father trying to provide for his wife and children is deported, tearing his family apart, leaving his wife to struggle as a single mother.  These are the realities of many deportation cases which ICE is responsible for.  When these types of stories are addressed, ICE simply brushes them off as “collateral damage.”

            While it is understandable that national security be of utmost importance, it seems as though this “collateral damage”- real families who, regardless of their country of origin, deserve basic human rights under the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR), which includes, “the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and wellbeing of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services” (Golash-Boza 1215)- is taking a serious toll on migrant families and communities.  It instills fear and anxiety in a population that is, in many regards, innocent of any activity that ICE is claiming to be searching for and apprehending.  These families and communities are a special area of interest in the study of sociology and immigration, and should be treated with more care and respect. 

           

*https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/immigration/report/2012/08/20/27082/how-todays-immigration-enforcement-policies-impact-children-families-and-communities/

**http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/just-facts/misplaced-priorities-most-immigrants-deported-ice-2013-were-threat-no-one

Tanya Golash-Boza & Cecilia Menjívar (2012): Causes and consequences of international migration: sociological evidence for the right to mobility, The International Journal of Human Rights, 16:8, 1215

No One Should Be Treated Like a Second Class Citizen

Immigration politics encompass a variety of issues that the undocumented community faces, reform is needed to resolve the issues of injustice. The main issue to focus on the broken immigration laws, which are causing family separation, injustice, and fear. There are 12 million undocumented people who do not receive the same benefits that citizens do. It takes a lot of money and time for some to become a citizen. That is why many people cannot take the route to citizenship that the United States. There are families being separated and minors being sent to a country that they know nothing of. President Obama claims that only criminals convicted of serious crimes are being deported, but that is not true. Families are being separated as a result of parents being deported.

This is an example of a local family torn

 apart by the broken immigration system. 

More undocumented immigrants have been deported under Obama’s term than any other president before him. These rates are alarming. The reasons for many of these deportations are alarming. Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) set a budget and they felt a need to fill a quota of 400,000 immigrants to be deported to maintain its budget at a good standing. According to the Immigration Policy Center, “Children account for 1.8 million (or 15%) of the roughly 12 million undocumented immigrants now living in the United States. About 56% of all undocumented immigrants are from Mexico, 22% from other nations in Latin America, 13% from Asia, 6% from Europe and Canada, and 3% from Africa and other regions of the world” (http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/just-facts/dreams-deferred-costs-ignoring-undocumented-students). After seeing a documentary on PBS about Willacy detention center I found that crimes involving abuse did happen. Reporters interviewed a mental health counselor and revealed that people who were incarcerated there were being abused by the guards. There were more than 900 complaints made by the people detained at the detention center. They were all ignored. The counselor even mentioned that a man got beat up by guards for making a report of physical abuse.

The problem arises when workers are paid below the minimum wage and employers prefer the worker they can pay less. But, the reason they do this is because undocumented immigrants take any job they can get. Their number one goal is to earn money to provide for their families in the U.S, in their native country, or both. It is viewed at a respectable act for men from foreign countries to risk their lives to immigrate and work difficult, low-paying jobs in the U.S. Many immigrants come to the U.S. to work, and to chase the American dream like everyone else in this country. The solutions to these problems is to reform the immigration laws that exist today. The first is to make the process to citizenship an option for immigrants entering the U.S. The second is to grant amnesty under certain conditions for those who have been in the U.S. for a certain time. By granting these requests, society would be more tolerant of other people and stop blaming them for their own economic problems. 

CHANGE

On November 4, 2008 Barack Obama was elected president and he promised change specifically with how much of a failure the immigration reform has been. As we discussed in class, the economy recession forced Obama to put his focus on trying to fix the financial crisis and put immigration to the side. In 2012, when he was re-elected he promised once again to “continue” to improve the immigration saga.  It is now 2015, and innocent mothers, fathers and kids are still being deported all because they don’t have a piece of paper saying “U.S Citizen”.  In November 2014 though, Obama made changes to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that would benefit some parents and youth a granted type of temporary permission to stay in the U.S.  This allows the undocumented to work with exemption from deportation.

I have worked in numerous restaurants working as a server. Each restaurant had its own different atmosphere, procedures, cliental, coworkers and mangers. The one thing that stayed consistent? The kitchen staff. Each kitchen staff consisted of all Latinos. A good majority of which do not have citizenship and use some type of work permit.  Never have I seen an African American or more than one Caucasians working in the back besides at Applebee’s. The only Caucasian I have seen working in the kitchen was slow, made frequent errors, late to work, and ended up getting fired. Now I am not saying all Caucasians are like Ken, it just happened to be that he was a bad employee but guess who took this spot? A Latino and boy the difference he made was highly noticeable by the staff.

First few days of the hiring, my fellow coworkers were making jokes about it. “Good thing they hired another illegal, my tables can’t wait over ten minutes for an appetizer” and “them Mexicans got some special hands. My salads were done before I even ringed it in. I’ma have to start calling him Speedy Gonzales”.  The servers were putting the kitchen staff down, specifically the new guy, but yet praising him for doing his job correctly or perhaps above the line and this is not something new. Each restaurant, most of the servers discriminate the kitchen staff as if they were all criminals, creeps, or fresh off the boarder wetbacks. When I could see dishes racked up and the kitchen staff was too busy, I would help out and do some dishes to help out the team. What do I get in return? A good job from my managers and from the kitchen staff but the servers would crack jokes saying “oh hey Will, one of them now?” as they leave another dirty dish on the sink. What does that even mean? One of them? Yes I am Mexican as well, but that does not mean I have to be in the kitchen to be considered Mexican. They discriminate the kitchen workers without even personally knowing them.

Being bilingual, I have gotten the chance to converse and really connect with the Hispanics. Each has their own story on why they are here. One cook told me he has ten years without seeing his parents and eight years saving up for a house to them. He plans on leaving back within the next 2 years as he is close to reach his goal of $10,000. Another told me he had been threatened to join Los Zetas Cartel but escaped the danger and came here. Over 60,000 people have been killed since 2006 and government is more corrupted than anybody else’s.  It is time for a change, so innocent mothers, fathers, and the youth of America won’t get thrown back to the place they had left for a better life.

http://nilc.org/dapa&daca.html

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/02/world/americas/mexico-drug-war-fast-facts/

Returnees to Mexico: Problems and Prospects

According to recent reports (http://www.americasquarterly.org/content/dispatches-field-return-migration-mexico), the net migration between the United States and Mexico is near zero, with the number of Mexicans entering the U.S. matched by those returning home. Mostly, these are voluntary returns; a Pew Hispanic Center survey concluded that, between 2005 and 2010, only 5 to 35 percent of such returnees were forced to leave the U.S. In fact, according to a survey by the organization, Mexicans and Americans Thinking Together (MATT), many people return because of family concerns or homesickness.

Those who return to Mexico are typically young adults between 18 and 35 years, who have lived in the U.S. for five or more years (http://www.marketplace.org/topics/world/returnees-mexico-english-lucrative-skill). Most are male with limited education (http://www.americasquarterly.org/content/dispatches-field-return-migration-mexico). About 40 percent wind up working in agriculture, even if they previously held service or construction jobs in the U.S.

However, for those with strong English skills, the employment picture is very different. Bi-lingual, tech-savvy young people find jobs at higher rates of pay than the average Mexican (http://www.marketplace.org/topics/world/returnees-mexico-english-lucrative-skill). Many are employed in Mexico City or industrial centers in northern or central Mexico, in manufacturing and service sectors, particularly information technology (IT). Indeed, a typical job for a Mexican returnee fluent in English involves working at one of the many call centers that have opened in big cities like Monterrey. These “maquiladoras” handle billing, service, and technical support for U.S.-based companies that have out-sourced them to Mexico.

While most call-center jobs pay well and only require English fluency and some formal education (http://www.marketplace.org/topics/world/returnees-mexico-english-lucrative-skill), the overall picture for employees is not all positive. Many see their work as a stepping-stone to something better, or an opportunity to socialize with others who are at the same life-stage (http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/los-otros-other-dreamers-facebook/). Most are eager to move on with their careers and lives in Mexico.

However, those returning to Mexico from the U.S. face unique problems. For example, the recently-arrived Nancy Landa found that an identification card, required for work in Mexico, took over a month to obtain; she also discovered no Mexican graduate school would accept her U.S. college degree (http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-c1-mexico-dreamers-20141104-story.html#page=1). Raúl Iglesias was more fortunate. By moving to Mexico for his senior year at a private high school, he was able to enter Mexico's best public university without repeating high school (http://www.americasquarterly.org/content/dispatches-field-return-migration-mexico).

Many returnees run afoul of the Mexican Ministry of Education, which routinely rejects U.S. documents, resulting in most age-eligible youths not attending school (http://www.americasquarterly.org/content/dispatches-field-return-migration-mexico). Others, unable to obtain a birth certificate, are barred from enrolling in Mexico's health program, Seguro Popular. But, some government help is forthcoming with Mexico's recent announcement of a Special Migration Program for returning migrants (http://www.americasquarterly.org/content/dispatches-field-return-migration-mexico).  While some changes are yet unimplemented, they include such significant improvements as standardizing formats of birth certificates, translating and registering U.S. education documents, creating a job bank to match migrants with Mexican employers, and even providing seed money for those wishing to start or expand a business. With such ambitious programs, it is hoped that Mexican returnees will be rapidly re-integrated into their nation's society.

Photos:

Telemarketers

BBC

Cars Crossing the U.S.-Mexican Border

Outreach Worker 'Mexico is with You' 

 

Where are my Parent's

Immigration affects everyone in one way or another here in the United States. Many political leaders have been working on varies reforms to help immigrates stay here in the states but there has not been any set and stone. These immigrants are not just Hispanics they are from all different counties.

            It’s sad seeing native born American citizens children getting one or both their parents taken away from them.  This act shows very negatively about the government here in the United States.  Since their parents got deported back to their native country due to not having the proper documentation to be here in the United States.  It just show the citizens that the government does not care to leave them without their parent. In the citizens’ eyes they lose a lot of hope and respect to those in power since they have been betrayed by their own country. Some of those parents are just here trying to look for a better future for their families.

            As mention in the documentation “Destination America” the children after encounter their mothers deportation they change their career they wanted to pursed. It just shows that it affects their lives a lot.  It’s a dramatic event in their lives that I feel could be avoid.

            If people think about America’s history everyone come from a different country and settle down here in the new land. I don’t understand why do change the regulation now. How do they think the Native America’s felt when their land was getting taken away and changed?

            I understand we want our country to be safe but what about those who are hard workers.  There are a lot of Hispanics who come to work in the farms in North Carolina. Many know that there are some jobs that are not made for everyone and only certain type of people are willing to work in such conditions.  Immigrated are not here taking jobs away but helping us by working in those unwanted jobs.  Some jobs are necessary to be done and someone needs to do the work. As the AFBF President Bob Stallman said at a press, “Immigration reform is critical for the agricultural industry. Many farmers rely on an immigrant labor force and without reform, growers will begin to plant less labor intensive crops or food production will go off shore. Simply put, either we import our labor or we import our food.” This just show that there many supporters and want to establish rights for the immigrant.

            There are many American citizens that have immigrate parents that are and willing to fight for their families rights. Political leaders should not give immigrates hope if they are not going to be following through.  Later on they won’t have their support any more of those citizens who have immigrate family members, if they don’t see any improvements.

            Immigrates play a big role in our society and should be given the time to make a reform to help them get some right here in our country.

http://www.pbs.org/destinationamerica/

https://www.morningagclips.com/immigration-reform-requires-cooperation/