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!