Do not get confused about Immigration Control in the USA
When we talk about immigration control some people imagine
Mexican nationals been detained at the US-Mexico border. It is not that simple.
First, we need to keep in mind that there is legal immigration and illegal
immigration. We should not stereotype immigrants because, at the end, Most of us
are Immigrants or descendents of immigrants in this country. There is a general
misunderstanding and radicalism to the immigration subject. Let’s keep in mind
that some of the new laws implemented by the department of National Security of
the USA are proving effective.
Immigrating to the US legally
is a way to control the relocating and reuniting of families to the country .The
process could be slow and painful to some people but it assures a legal position
and increases security to the rest of the population. The process to follow
involves certain knowledge of the US Immigration Law which is not generally
known by newcomers but the United
States Citizenship and Immigration Services is doing a good job on trying to
keep people informed. Every person has the opportunity of hiring a professional
to help them with the legal matters which might make the process easier for
them. Also, new applicants should make an effort to acquire some knowledge of
the United States history and form of government; a good place to start could be
www.theusgov.com. After all the Law was
created to be followed by everyone.
Illegal immigration takes many
other issues to the table. The first question is some how rhetoric. Why do
people immigrate to the United States? Logically, they want to have a better
life than what they had in their country of origin. Some immigrate to the US to
avoid prosecution, others because they want to reunite with their love ones but,
a big part of the illegal immigrants come to the United States to be able to
provide to their families. It is commonly known that the economic status of the
United States is higher that most of the other countries of the world.
Unfortunately, the reason to immigrate to the United States, valid or not, does
not make it legal. The government has created different agencies of law to
control the flow of illegal aliens to protect its economy and the economy of its
citizens. We can be sure that these agencies are doing a good job to the extent
of their capabilities.
Along with this situation comes
the stereotyping of people. Unwillingly, media has played a major part on this
situation. The news about the detention of a new group of illegal immigrants and
the attention that some television programs get when talking about immigration
have created an environment of dislike to some groups of the general population.
We need to make conscience that not all of the illegal immigrants come from the
same country. An illegal immigrant does not have a particular skin color, accent
or clothing preference. The best thing to do for a common citizen is to assume
that the person they could be looking at has the same rights under the law that
he does. This does not mean that an employer is going to exclude anyone from
providing him with prove of legal status in this country when applying for
employment because that is one of the government regulations that we most
follow. On the other hand, we can not assume that because a person has certain
characteristics he is an illegal alien. It is the job of the law enforcing
agencies to decide. I firmly believe that we should assist the government to
enforce the law but we can not take the law in our hands.
The creation of some
anti-immigrant groups that radicalize the immigration issue has not helped the
process of Law. We can not act against the law trying to enforce it. It is not
an “I am right and you are wrong” matter. In the United States we have the
right to assemble groups of any faction as long as we do it by the rules and
obey the law. As the economy changes we perceive the need of new laws to improve
the social situation and our own. We can help make the change happen by exposing
our opinion to our representatives and voting for the ones that reflect a
position more similar to ours. The wrong way to do it is to try to make others
follow our way of thinking by force instead of exposing the issue and
consentience others. We could only create a situation of hate among Americans
instead of unite towards a common goal. Another way of stream radicalism is to
call other people names that derivate from certain race or national origin. It
is true that sometimes we say things without thinking due to a temporary set of
mind but one of the purposes of this article is create conscience about the
subject.
The United States of America is not a country like any other. The human side of the Law and the understanding of its people make it a country in which everyone would like to live. It is the country that offers the best opportunities to its people. Let’s hope to find a good solution to the immigration situation that prevails at this time without affecting the credibility of this country’s laws.
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