ICE LAWS and the Illegal Immigration Crisis

After our class viewed the informative frontline program yesterday, I was honestly shocked about what I saw in the video. The issues brought up are multi-dimmensional controversies that really do not have a clear solution; however, the solution that ICE has come up with by putting illegal immigrants in detention facilities is clearly not working out as far as being a viable solution for future years to come. In addition, I do not understand how such harsh and violent treatment can go practically unreported when there is such a great basis for testimonies by the prisoners. The aspect of the detention facilities that bothered me the most was the way the prisoner's problems were dealt with; one woman in particular was beaten and sexually abused by one or more of the guards at the detention facility, but when she went to a female guard to reveal her misfortune she was informed that she should not report it because then it would only get more difficult for her; the worst part of this story is that the woman was told by the guard that if she told anyone, her family would be killed.

Another issue that was highlighted by this video was the detention of illegal immigrants who either have a spouse of have children/dependents to look over. The issue is that these people are not U.S. citizens but the have families and even children who are; these people are being locked up in detention facilities for the most basic/minor offenses like a busted tail light and the people who they are being detained with are the sex-offenders, murderers and drug traffickers. We have to ask ourselves, are these people really a risk to U.S. citizens by taking care or their husbands, wives, and children? And if not, why are they being treated the same way as the murders, sex-offenders, and drug traffickers?

Illegal Immigration and ICE

The movie showed a point of view that is shared by much of the Democratic party, who also tried to enact the Dream Act last year which failed to pass. Although I agree that many of these detention centers should have better conditions, there is really no way of getting around the fact that the law is what it is. There is a process that immigrants go through to come to the United States, and it should be respected by those who come into our country. The fact is there are millions of illegal immigrants in our country who are taking free healthcare and education, and do not have to pay taxes to the government because they do not live here technically. My solution is if they change the law and the process of immigration, then we can have a discussion about what to do then. Yes, many illegals are in a bind, they have their reasons for coming here and there will be collateral damage when people get deported. But if the law isn't followed, it puts into question many other laws that are in place. Every law is there for a reason.

American immigration ---- $$$$ >Morals

Once again it is proven that the almighty dollar can be that magnet to throw off any moral compass, no matter how fine tuned it is. To reach the goal of 400k deportees per year ICE has cast a wide net the entraps not only the most dangerous of dangerous but the most compassionate and caring. Many of these compassionate and caring people are mothers and fathers who saw the US as a beacon of hope. They believed they would be able to restart their lives away from fear and violence in the "land of the free and the home of the brave". With the way ICE is operating, however, people who are simply in the wrong place at the wrong time or commit the most minimal of offences are being detained and deported. The beacon of hope that millions see is slowing fading to black.

I feel that this is something that can not be overlooked and then justified by saying the pay grade needs to be met. I want to know how someone can justify taking a mother away from her 4 children at the most important stage of their development and then feed me we have to deport 400k illegals this year or else our budget gets cut.... many who are here are taking jobs that many american would be disgusted if offered and whats even more many of those same people have never commit a crime. But rules are rules they are to be deported if any contact is made with the law...... Fairness i think not

Once they are detained they are taken to facilities where they are treated no different that hardened criminals. I understand when it is said it is against the law to be an illegal immigrant but how can someone honestly be put in that type of facility, subject to mental and physical abuse, when 1. they have committed no major offences, which is supposed to be the main targets of ICE and 2. they have a family to take care of. I still don't see the fairness and the video really opened my eyes to this fact.

Illegal Immigration

The illegal immigration video provided its audience with evidence about how the tactics to stop illegal immigration have become more extreme in the last decade. ICE has to detain or deport 400,000 illegal immigrants each year and they evict these people if they are in the wrong place at the wrong time. ICE officials said that if the 400,000 person goal is not reached, the ICE personnel pay checks will be affected. This is why they try and get anyone they can even if the illegal immigrant they are detaining had not done anything wrong. Some argue that these extreme measures should be taken because it is against the law to be an illegal immigrant but personally, I do not think men and women should be detained or deported if they have not committed any major crimes. I do understand the opposite view point however. The unemployment rate in the US is almost up to 10% and people believe that illegal immigrants are taking the job opportunities away from the American citizens. I think it is hard to say what should happen to the illegal immigrants because many come to the US to escape the horrors of their old countries and to start fresh so how can we say go back to your own country when many of them might go back and put their families and themselves in danger? These immigrants who are detained often go to facilities where they are faced with acts of violence from both other detainees but mostly by the guards in the detainee centers. Many of these detained illegal immigrants face countless acts of rape and physical and mental abuse. The United States is seen as a safe place and a place of opportunity. This safe, modernized and powerful America is the reason many people come here but is America really this fair and safe place? If it is, then why is it okay for the police and guards to take advantage of inmates and suffer no consequence?

Immigration Laws and ICE

In response to the video that we watched in class the other day, my main response is concern. This video, on the issues and controversial topics of illegal immigration and the deportation of those immigrants, brings up many hot button questions that do not necessarily have a clear cut answer to them. To put it out there, I will say that I believe that the only reason why there are so many illegal immigrants in the first place is because of how difficult we make it to come to the US legally. Many of these immigrants do not come here with a malicious intent, rather they come here with the purpose of providing for themselves and in many cases their family members because their home is dangerous. I do not see how we can punish people that are simply trying to create a better life for themselves, after all that is the image that America has made for itself regardless of whether or not that remains to be true. We must remember that we are a nation of immigrants ourselves. Secondly, similar to what we discussed in class today, I believe that immigrants (both illegal and legal) are in many ways essential to our economy because they make up the majority of workers in places like farming jobs and other lower pay but equally essential jobs in our economy. On the other hand, I do believe that illegal immigrants that have come here with a malicious intent and have committed a criminal offense should be deported, but even they should get access to a lawyer in court to hear out their case before they are forcibly removed because they could be wrongly accused. Also, the detention centers where people are held need to be severely reevaluated because we should not be allowing places to exist where beatings and acts of rape occur regularly and there is nothing that is done about it except for covering the tracks of the perpetrators. Whether we like it or not illegal immigrants have become a part of our society and community today and the current place of action is tearing people and families apart as we saw in the video. Another topic that was addressed in the video is that many of the children in these families were born here in the US which makes the current issue of illegal immigration even more controversial. I do not claim to have any answers to these hard and complex questions, but I do believe that the system in place at this point in time is not the most efficient or just way of going about things.

Illegal Immigration

The movie that we watched yesterday in class provided an interesting view on illegal immigration. It gave a different perspective than what is normally perceived by the media. My initial reaction to the film was that if you were an illegal alien in the country than you should be deported. After thinking about for a while, I came to the realization that as long as a person is contributing to society then they can stay. But if a person commits a crime and becomes a burden on society or just isnt helping to make the community better, then they need to be deported.

Illegal Immigration

Illegal immigration is an issue that I believe seems to have an abnormal amount of focus, especially in the United States. While I strongly endorse and support the deportation of those convicted of serious crimes - sex criminals, murderers, gang members etc. - I cannot support deportation of someone who is working to improve his or her own life. The deportation of someone who is fleeing a dangerous situation, or searching for more opportunities, is something that I actually feel to be wrong. For a country that has all but become the face of personal liberty, and personal and professional opportunity, it seems backwards that those who wish to gain these things are mistreated. This is especially true when the pursuits of liberty and opportunity have no adverse effect on the society; why should these people be mistreated? This belief of mine is influenced by the fact that I believe many of these people do not become illegal immigrants out of desire, but rather necessity. Were the immigration process easier, I believe there would be far fewer illegal immigrants.

immigrants

The video that we watched in class proved to be quite provocative and resulted in a an argument which did not budge either way. What I think is clear, though, is that something has to change. In my opinion it is clear that whatever the law is it must be obeyed until something is changed, and if that means there are unhappy people so be it. The country should never appear weak under any circumstance and most importantly must remain efficient. To be efficient, a formulaic way to decide who can stay and who can not stay in America must be created.

What must change immediately is how the aliens or immigrants are being treated in the detention camps. This is a quick and easy fix that can be ensured by trusted government officials visiting these prisons and a simple email system where prisoners can email their grievances to members of the governed .The next change would be more expensive than the other one I just, however, it would reduce chances of prisoner abuse; the change will be an increase in the number of judges readily available for these cases. With these two changes that can be done relatively quickly it will ensure that treatment of immigrants will be better treated and the country will be able to reduce the time and money spent on immigrants.

The bigger problem than this though is whether or not the illegal immigrants should be deported regardless of whether or not they have done something wrong in their past. By coming to America illegally they have already done something illegal and therefore wrong. Illegal immigrants should always be deported unless they can show in court that they should be allowed to stay. America should not be open to all, it should open to those who are legally allowed.