I had always realized that there were many Americans who did not treat immigrants with respect, but hearing these stories show that it is also the government treating them this way. The article opens with a few stories about immigrants who are possibly going to be deported, all on injustice and in-humanitarian grounds. There are children who have escaped because they were facing great opposition in their birth countries, but when they arrived they were arrested and may be sent back. There is other stories about women who either were adopted and tried to get citizenship or they were beaten by their husband but the police arrested them. I feel that America should be helping these people, they have done nothing that grounds them for deportation. The United States is known around the world for their humanitarian efforts, however when these immigrants need help the only thing that they do is threaten to deport them. Where is the justice in that, where is the immigrants equality. There are three acts that are at the root of the issue,the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRAIRA) and the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act. The INS also has great power in deporting immigrants and their decisions cannot be appealed. They now have an overflow of detainees, and they numbers are going to continue to increase. The detainees are even kept away from their families, the INS seems to taking away all of their rights.
There was a woman who was deported when she was trying to see her children, and she still sees that America is a great country. It just goes to show that many immigrants are escaping such extreme oppression that they are just use to being treated so poorly. That is not right, if a person's papers are legal than they should be allowed to enter the United States. What really surprises me is,"Another provision of IIRAIRA is aggravated felony, which reclassifies past crimes of noncitizens to more serious and deportable offenses, even if they have already served their time for the infractions, have been rehabilitated, or never spent a day in jail." In America you can not be tried for the same crime twice, so why are they immigrants. The article sums this issue up in the best way, "The U.S., a nation of immigrants, cannot be free if it takes freedom from those who believe in the promise of justice for all." I agree what the government is doing is going against what America is all about and things need to change.
citation
Paul, William G. "Immigration Laws Do Not Treat Immigrants Fairly." Current Controversies: Immigration. Ed. Louise I. Gerdes. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Deerfield High School. 7 Feb. 2010
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