One might see people fleeing their country and going to another’s without going through the processes as okay because the processes take way too long. That it is okay for people to just go to whatever country to want if they can make it there and stay there. While the other side of the coin is people saying that they don’t belong here and that they should go through the process that they had to go through in order to stay in another country. But despite what people say as their reason for supporting or defending it, it is still illegal in the end. People face deportation if they are caught and could even be stopped from even reentering the country again if they tried. It’s a federal crime and has gained a lot of attention lately and cause various debates.
Those who support these people breaking the law use the premise that these people are escaping a horrible life in another country and they need to get out. Saying that the immigration process takes too long and it isn’t guaranteed that the can come over. All so that you cannot just kick a family out of a country just because they didn’t followed the procedure to come over. But by saying this they are condoning something that the government had deemed illegal. Why is the true question? Is it because they feel morally obligated to help these people or do they benefit from these people coming here?
those who you see protesting the illegal immigration and/or trying to act as self-appointed border patrol use the premise that they are taking jobs away from citizens, they didn’t come here like the other immigrants, and they are hurting the economy. According to http://immigration.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000845 ‘As of 2012, the population of immigrants in the United States illegally is estimated to be approximately 11.43 million, roughly 3.7% of the entire US population. 59% of the immigrants in the country illegally are from Mexico, and 25% of all immigrants in the country illegally reside in California. 53% of the immigrants in the United States illegally are male. In 2008, approximately 31% of workers in the roofing industry and 27% of maids/housekeepers were immigrants living in the country illegally.” To most people these numbers seem small but thing about it 3.7% when put into a real number is quite a bit of people here illegal. think of the jobs and money people are paying to support these people because all most all of them don’t pay taxes but use the things that other tax payer give their money to in order to keep them operational. Now here is a question for these people. Do you don’t see a moral obligation to help them escape their old lives? Should whole families get kicked out of the country?
In the end illegal immigration is a crime that is pretty threatening to people who in the United States. The law was put in place for a reason yet people want to break it because they don’t agree with it. While others support the law and will defend it. It’s like a coin, it can go anyway with people.
What do you think about this law? Should it be a crime? Should it be enforced more? Do you agree with these people reasons?
ama6560 says
Hi RJ — I think this is an important discussion to have, especially with the current political climate and change in political power the that recently occurred. I think that throughout this post you did a great job of explaining both sides of the issue, which ultimately attracts more readers than if you were primarily focused on one side or the other. My mother’s family lives in New Mexico, where this is a big issue. From discussions I’ve had with my family in the state and research I’ve done, they seem to have a more liberal approach to immigration policy than their neighboring state of Arizona. Do you know by any chance know why this would be? Also, I think it would be cool if you put some of the recent news of this topic in your blog. For instance, I recently saw that Donald Trump said he would be paying for the cost of his border wall with a 20% tax on goods imported from Mexico. This has already served to harm our relationship with the country, as the Mexican president cancelled his meeting with Trump. Also, I took Soc 119 last year, where we learned about a law in Georgia regarding illegal immigration, which backfired in that unemployed residents refused to do the jobs that illegal immigrants had previously done. I attached the link. http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2012/05/17/the-law-of-unintended-consequences-georgias-immigration-law-backfires/#9e56061404a6