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 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.