Purpose

Deportation of illegal parents is something that is affecting the lives of illegal immigrants but also the future of their legal children. Eight years ago I had a best friend named Mary. She was American, but her parents were illegal immigrants from Dominican Republic. My friend’s parents cross the border to the United States in1990, in search of opportunities. A year later they had her. Mary’s parents were very hard workers and had never committed a crime. Unfortunately they were discovered. On a trip to Philadelphia her father was driving a pass the limit speed. He was stopped by the police and was asked for identification. But he had none. Therefore they were arrested and deported. Mary’s mom had a sister who is a legal immigrant. Her aunt was given custody of Mary. I never saw Mary again since she moved to Philadelphia with her aunt.
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.