http://www.hellopolitics.com/?p=672
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/25/nation/la-na-arizona-immigration-20120225
Immigration is definitely not easy. You have to file a lot of paper work in order to finally reach the, “free world.” Would it be easier just to sneak your way in? Every year, hundreds of people illegally immigrant into countries because of the difficulty they have trying to get into the country they desire. The country with the most of this problem? The United States of America. Out of the people living in the United States it is said 3 million of the 11 million are illegal immigrants.
In the book, House of the Scorpion, Celia informs Matt on her share of illegally immigrating. She explains how while working in a factory, as a cook, she meets a “coyote.” Which in other words means someone who assists people into getting into the United States illegally. Celia decides it is time for her to leave her home and go to the land of opportunity, or America. Though in her story, the “coyote” decides to abandon her group of immigrants leaving them stranded. The group of immigrants manage to find their way down the mountain but are caught by the “farm patrol” (or people who are under the control of El Patron) (141 - 143). Of course, Matt doesn’t completely understand the true meaning of this story but Farmer had made a real life problem into a book. The show Breaking Bad consists of drug lords and addicts. Breaking Bad and Celia’s story are very similar in my eyes. In the show, the Cartel or a group of Mexican drug lords, control a massive portion of the illegal immigrants. Using their power, they are able to manipulate the system and helps these people get through, just as El Patron did with Celia. El Patron (who is also a drug lord) could have easily jailed or killed Celia but instead went on to helping her just as the Cartel does with their estranged immigrants. Both these pieces of fiction show a real life fact that is happening today in our lives.
So what are they going to do to stop this illegal immigration? Well, the sad thing is illegal immigration really isn’t on America’s top priorities list. They have their economic, and political problems right now to deal with first. Arizona is really the first state to take any sort of action, but I see this as a negative. Arizona created their own Immigration Laws which makes all the responsibility placed on asking the citizen entering the country some questions. Are you kidding me? As my first article stated, what Arizona hasn’t considered are the serious flaws within this piece of legislation. Did they think about the well-being of the officers? Did not even think about what kind of people are trying to illegally immigrate? Sure, sometimes it is people searching for a better like just as Celia was but it is also drug affiliates who are armed. What about the amount of responsibility they placing upon a police officer? Clearly they haven’t thought any of that through.
But then we have to ask our self the question, what’s bad about illegal immigration? I mean, of course it is illegal and in our minds we are programmed to immediately believe anything illegal is bad just as the people of the Alacran Estate were programmed to hate clones but they work hard. They come America to start a new life (sometimes) and a lot of the time they make up the low income bracket, so they are working. They are definitely not getting by easily because of the immense social gap which is found in American. The problem in illegal immigration is that they do not pay taxes. Since they are not registered as citizens, there will be no IRS knocking on their doors. No taxes means less money going to the government which just adds up to America’s shocking debt.
Then I gave illegal immigration some thought. In our immigration unit, we studied the four immigration categories: economic immigrations, family class, refugees and other. Could these people not make up the other? What about if ONE of them were to actually immigrate legally into a country and sponsor the rest of the family to come with them? I mean, Family class legislation is all about reuniting families as it is. Of course, I am speaking from the Canadian stand point here and I know America is not welcoming with open arms and gift baskets as we are to immigrants.
It is clear that illegal immigration is an issue that needs to be tackled and focused on today in the real world. Now, there are a few ways to stop illegal immigration such as: strengthening our borders, increasing the punishment of overstaying visa, recognizing the seriousness of the issue, etc. But of course, there will always be a loop hole.
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/25/nation/la-na-arizona-immigration-20120225
Immigration is definitely not easy. You have to file a lot of paper work in order to finally reach the, “free world.” Would it be easier just to sneak your way in? Every year, hundreds of people illegally immigrant into countries because of the difficulty they have trying to get into the country they desire. The country with the most of this problem? The United States of America. Out of the people living in the United States it is said 3 million of the 11 million are illegal immigrants.
In the book, House of the Scorpion, Celia informs Matt on her share of illegally immigrating. She explains how while working in a factory, as a cook, she meets a “coyote.” Which in other words means someone who assists people into getting into the United States illegally. Celia decides it is time for her to leave her home and go to the land of opportunity, or America. Though in her story, the “coyote” decides to abandon her group of immigrants leaving them stranded. The group of immigrants manage to find their way down the mountain but are caught by the “farm patrol” (or people who are under the control of El Patron) (141 - 143). Of course, Matt doesn’t completely understand the true meaning of this story but Farmer had made a real life problem into a book. The show Breaking Bad consists of drug lords and addicts. Breaking Bad and Celia’s story are very similar in my eyes. In the show, the Cartel or a group of Mexican drug lords, control a massive portion of the illegal immigrants. Using their power, they are able to manipulate the system and helps these people get through, just as El Patron did with Celia. El Patron (who is also a drug lord) could have easily jailed or killed Celia but instead went on to helping her just as the Cartel does with their estranged immigrants. Both these pieces of fiction show a real life fact that is happening today in our lives.
So what are they going to do to stop this illegal immigration? Well, the sad thing is illegal immigration really isn’t on America’s top priorities list. They have their economic, and political problems right now to deal with first. Arizona is really the first state to take any sort of action, but I see this as a negative. Arizona created their own Immigration Laws which makes all the responsibility placed on asking the citizen entering the country some questions. Are you kidding me? As my first article stated, what Arizona hasn’t considered are the serious flaws within this piece of legislation. Did they think about the well-being of the officers? Did not even think about what kind of people are trying to illegally immigrate? Sure, sometimes it is people searching for a better like just as Celia was but it is also drug affiliates who are armed. What about the amount of responsibility they placing upon a police officer? Clearly they haven’t thought any of that through.
But then we have to ask our self the question, what’s bad about illegal immigration? I mean, of course it is illegal and in our minds we are programmed to immediately believe anything illegal is bad just as the people of the Alacran Estate were programmed to hate clones but they work hard. They come America to start a new life (sometimes) and a lot of the time they make up the low income bracket, so they are working. They are definitely not getting by easily because of the immense social gap which is found in American. The problem in illegal immigration is that they do not pay taxes. Since they are not registered as citizens, there will be no IRS knocking on their doors. No taxes means less money going to the government which just adds up to America’s shocking debt.
Then I gave illegal immigration some thought. In our immigration unit, we studied the four immigration categories: economic immigrations, family class, refugees and other. Could these people not make up the other? What about if ONE of them were to actually immigrate legally into a country and sponsor the rest of the family to come with them? I mean, Family class legislation is all about reuniting families as it is. Of course, I am speaking from the Canadian stand point here and I know America is not welcoming with open arms and gift baskets as we are to immigrants.
It is clear that illegal immigration is an issue that needs to be tackled and focused on today in the real world. Now, there are a few ways to stop illegal immigration such as: strengthening our borders, increasing the punishment of overstaying visa, recognizing the seriousness of the issue, etc. But of course, there will always be a loop hole.
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