Friday, December 18, 2009
Deport illegal aliens!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Child Citizen Protection Act or Act-Hr 182 is an act that puts into priority the future of American children with illegal parents.
"Roxroy Salmon, a Brooklyn father of five and community leader, is fighting deportation. His is not the first case and, unfortunately, it won't be the last”. (Ruiz) Deportation is a heart wrenching method that is causing family separations. Fortunately Salmon is not alone and is fighting to keep his family together and to prevent denial of rights to his legal children.
“A recent study by the Homeland Security Department conducted at the request of Rep. José Serrano (D-Bronx) showed a terrible reality: From 1998 to 2007, immigration authorities deported at least 108,434 parents of U.S.-citizen children.” This quote is letting us know that this has been the main process to punish illegal immigrants, even though it causes the separation of families. It is a huge number of deportations, but unfortunately it is still not going to control illegal population, because I feel that a family is a loop that can’t be broken. What I mean is that these families would not be separated for long. As Jason Deparle published in the New York Times parents that were deported will take the same method he/she took to come into the US illegally So America is only wasting time and money using this approach.
"We want relief for Roxroy and his family of course, but we want to tell our new President too that such limited relief is not enough," said Manisha Vaze, an organizer for Families for Freedom, a network of immigrant families whose loved ones are facing and fighting deportation. I agree with Vaze a limited relief is insufficient because what is the point of being release for a couple of days and then go back to the same situation he was before. President Obama needs to find the best way to handle limitation of undocumented immigrants.
Immigration judges are not permitted to balance family unity against deportation requirements. In many cases, this has led to one or both parents of child citizens being deported. These parents must leave the child behind or take the child to a country foreign to them. With that in mind, Serrano introduced the Child Citizen Protection Act, which would allow immigration judges to take family situations like Salmon's into account during deportation proceedings. The child citizen protection act is a good way to try and lose some weight on the punishment of these illegal parents and their children, who have no fault in their parent’s decisions.
Two immigrant rights groups, Families for Freedom and the NY New Sanctuary Coalition are urging Congress to consider Serrano's bill immediately, and incorporate judicial discretion into ongoing discussions on comprehensive immigration reform. "In allying ourselves with Roxroy, faith communities are truly standing for the 'family values' we claim to profess as a nation," said Rabbi Michael Feinberg, a member of NY New Sanctuary Coalition. "We must strive to keep families and communities together in the face of a broken immigration system”. I have the same opinion as these groups and people because in an ethical view the world is changing and families are naturally becoming apart, so we should save a bit of family unity by developing a comprehensive immigration reform.
These families have something in common, children who are legal and are suffering for something they did not do. Children are the future of our planet, therefore for them we have to fight and protect. Now in a political point of view Immigration is increasing, many contribute to our economy and take advantage of opportunities the country gives them, such as education. Immigrants are a big population, which in a president’s mind means more votes. So why not give legal status to the illegal immigrants that have practically lived their lives in the US. But the best solution is combining both views and gaining a better and non heartless technique to deal with illegal immigrants.

This image has much to say. The signs shown "free lemonade", "free education", "free health care", and "jobs" Is the main reason of why illegal immigrants are atracted to the U.S.A. The United States is known for its opportunities and therefore can't blame these immigrants for wanting the same oppotunities as Americans have.
Now the huge sign that says "U.S.A Keep Out" shows the hypocracy of America. Isn't America the land of the free. The land of opportunities! Than why enforce so many actions to pevent these mottos. Is not the land of the free is you come into America and than be arrested and deported. Is not the land of Opportunities if a segment of people don't receive them or they were denied from them.
America prevents over population which I understand, but Some of the deported people are also Americans. The children of these illegal parents have only the moral choice to leave with their parents and forget about their homeland, the U.S.A.
These children only know about the American culture, and yet they are still punished either with the separation of their families or the denied of their rights.
Where is the justice in that!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Families Separated
This short video has big numbers. Is suprising how many illegal immigrants the Homeland of Security office has described as being deported. But the worst part is that these undocumented have US children. Agencies spoke women Barbara Gonzalez states "Parenthood does not excemt any person from complying with the nations law, including immigration law". Gonzalez ones again demonstates the biased and selfish side of the Americans. I believe that they wouldn't like to be told that if they were in the illegal parents position. Instead of trying to solve these issues, by this quote it tells me that Americans just say "well this is the law so deal with it" They don't want to waste there time creating a new and better immigration reform.
On the contrary Representative Jose Serrano of New York quotes "I am saddened, but not surprised to learn that our government, in its harsh anti-immigrant stance, has split hundreds of thousands of families apart over the pass decade" This quote shows that Serrano looks at the ethical side of the issue. He cares about family unity, which makes me think that he was raised in a very united family. I agree with Serrano in that it is not suprissing. The government is desperate to limit illegal immigrants, that they will do anything even separate families to accomplish their goal. This makes me feel sad of being part of such a hert wrenching government!
Estimate to Deport illegal Immigrants
Deportation is not only having a negative impact on children it also impacts the US economy.Deportation of illegal immigrants is very expensive for the US economy.
Senator Susan M. Collins, Republican, of Maine, was told by Julie L. Myers, chief of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement that the cost of trying to locate, detain and deport all of the 12 million people who are here illegally is minimum $94 billion.
Congress’s budget is $205 billion for everything in the US, which requires them to cut the budgets of other programs.These are the types of information the government needs to take into consideration before making any immigration reform or passing any new laws.
Illegal immigrants need to be punish for breaking the laws but there must be a more affordable method that does not deal with separating families and cutting useful programs, such as proving more financial support for health care and education.
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/13/estimate-for-deporting-illegal-immigrants-94-billion/
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
American Dream Poem
March 04, 2009 by Rachael A. Lund
Our hearts frosted over
With concern for self
We watch over what is "mine"
Don't impede our rights
Or touch our belongings
Nor trouble us with your needs
We are happy and content
To collect more wealth
And keep it for ourselves
Don't ask us to share
For there's more we want
Our greed is unfulfilled
We must satisfy our desire
Of lust for possessions
Get a higher paying job
To buy a bigger house
And drive a newer car
Than all our neighbors and friends
Don't tell us about starving babies
Or children that sleep on the streets
We don't want to see the famine
Or hear about the world's needs
For you see we're way too busy
Living the "American Dream"
Monday, December 14, 2009
Don't leave me

Americans, who support deportation as the only method to punish undocumented immigrants for breaking the laws, should feel ashamed of the outcomes it has on these families. I as an American citizen feel a terrible weight in my conscience knowing that this child is suffering because of our American laws. This child seems to be proud to be an American because he carries in his mouth our US flag. Now doesn't that bother you to know that although his parents are being taken away from him because of us the Americans, he still wants to be one. The United States is known for its American dream and its unity, therefore it should regulate its laws to do so.
The kid has a sign both in English and in Spanish saying "Don't leave me alone" is a message he is trying to send out to million of children that are going through the same situation and to billions of Americans that have no sympathy for illegal immigrants families. Is disappointing to know that these kids are raised with the American customs and yet are not considered worthy enough to have a happy and united family. I really don’t believe that Americans that are parents would like their children to suffer in the same way these legal US born children with illegal parents are suffering. Is that the example we are trying to transmit to our present and future generation!
Pleading
Now if this doesn't touch you than nothing will!
This picture shows a little girl who is suffering with the fear that her parents will be deported and she will be separated from them. She is raising a sign that says “PleaseDon’t Split up My Family” those are few words but with a lot of meaning. Deportation is the cause of this little girl’s worries. Shouldn’t children be happy and have no worries? Well this is not the case when it comes to having illegal parents that are at risk of being deported. Americans who have decided that deportation is the hilarious way to make illegal immigrants pay for coming to the US undocumented, seen to overlook the consequences it has on their children. These undocumented are human beings just like they are, so why did it never occur to them that this group of people also have families. But they don’t just have ordinary kids they have US born kids. It breaks my heart looking at this sad girl, who has no fault about her parent’s decisions, and is suffering because of her country’s laws and methods to execute them. She drew a crying face and a broken heart representing her feelings. Is very touching how she pleads for her family’s unity. Personally I feel that this picture talks for every child that is going through a similar case. Is very heart breaking to see that they are suffering. Deportation is only splitting up these families. Is that what Americans want?
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Dora's parents risk deportation
This video shows the importance of family unity in a children's life and about one of the main reasons illegal parents break the American law. By telling a little about Dora's parents life and her's before being at risk of deportation, the publisher who called himself "DoctorTroncoso" makes me realize that these parents came behind the American Dream. They want a better future for their child. When Dora's parents came they were very young and became hard workers. Soon they adopted the American culture and learned how to produce crops for America. They did not come to America to sabotage our culture or economy, instead they came to make progress in their lives and helped make growth in our economy.
When the publisher adds that Dora was a very respectful and nature loving child to me he is trying to let us know that she was very happy before her parents went in custody. He uses the word "was" butting significance in the statement, showing that is was the pass and that the present is a different story. Dora's parents never told her they were illegal immigrants. That to me is very noble of them, Dora would have been sad. But what makes what they did significance is when the publisher says illegal immigrants in this county, her country"and then adds that she was proud of being bilingual. This is important because it shows that her parents did not want to take any of her proudness away from her.
At the end of the video the publisher does something very persuasive, he adds many questions that we as human ask ourselves after listening to a case like Dora's. Does Dora have any fault? Does Dora have to stay in the United States? Can Dora be adopted by an American Family? and Will Dora's family be deported? Many US born children are going through the same situation as Dora. These children risk being deported with their parents, which denies them their legal rights as Americans. They also risk being adopted to another family without realizing the negative affects it has on them. These children suffer from this method. Deportation causes a heart wrenching affect on the lives of these families and this is why the government needs a better immigration reform. The parents suffer if they leave their child behind, and also regret not thinking about their child's future if they decide to take them with them. As Americans we should have sympathy for these children because they are also Americans. These families should always be united, just like our country the United States of America.
Purpose
Deportation of undocumented parents is the wrong method to punish them for breaking the American law, since it affects the US economy and the lives of their American children socially, physically. The US government decided to penalize these lawbreakers by separating them from their families, and it is this penalization that has led to the psychological, physiological and sociological negative effects on the children. Deportation causes two main issues the economic impact it has on the US citizens and the ethical affect it has on the separation of Immigrant families.
My goal in creating this blog is to let the American people, the US government and these illegal parents that an immigration reform needs to be done. My position is to support the idea of a new method to punish these lawbreakers, but by using a method that is ethical and affordable. Creating laws like the Child Protection Act, which is an act that allows immigration judges to use discretion and halt the deportation of a parent of a child who is a US citizen, can be of a help to solve this issue. Hopefully this blog can be a guide to many illegal parents that live with fear and believe they have no hope.
