http://news.yahoo.com/katie-couric-immigration-now-i-get-it-061118699.html
"Immigration has always been a contentious issue in the United States." -Katie Couric. Not only has it been a continuous issue, but is in full swing today. Not only are those opposed to the thought of illegal immigrants protesting, but it has reached the point that they turned around three buses last week filled with immigrants caught, on their way to a holding facility. Over 52,000 children have been caught crossing the border over the past nine months, which brings up the question of why? With the rising numbers of kids coming to the US, holding facilities are quickly filling up, putting a burden on the United States to find shelter for the families while they wait their hearing.
As explained previously, President Bush created a law in 2008, which protects children from noncontiguous states from human trafficking. Recently, with rising violence in countries such as El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala, taking advantage of the 2008 law seems like their only option. The amount of children crossing the border from 2011 to the present day has increased by almost 900%. Wanting to take part in the process, criminals have made a business out of smuggling children into the United States illegally.
Monday, August 18, 2014
Saturday, July 19, 2014
2008 Anti-Trafficking Law Contributes to Border Crisis
http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/15/politics/immigration-unintended-consequences/index.html?iid=article_sidebar
As the immigration crisis continues to develop into a bigger issue, more people are starting to pay attention to the happenings of it. While different theories have arisen as to how it started, one is that the Trafficking Victims Protection Action Act (TVPAA) has contributed to the immigration crisis. The rule was created in 2008, as a way to prevent victims of sex-trafficking from being turned away at the border (in non-contiguous countries). The law gave the unaccompanied minors up to three days to get a hearing, where their fate is determined. However, more than 5 years later, there are many unintended consequences leading to bigger problems.
In 2008, the number of people coming to the United States today is much greater, with a surplus of people coming, to the point where there's not enough courts to give hearings to the immigrants. Because of this, the courts are backlogged, meaning it may take months, even years, before someone can get a hearing. In the time is has taken to get court hearings, children are settling in with relatives, and continuing to live their lives. Not only does part of this relate to Reyna in "The Distance Between Us", but it is what she went through, continuing her life by going to school, even though she took asylum in the United States illegally. Many children are doing this everyday, with the numbers reaching above 50,000.
As the immigration crisis continues to develop into a bigger issue, more people are starting to pay attention to the happenings of it. While different theories have arisen as to how it started, one is that the Trafficking Victims Protection Action Act (TVPAA) has contributed to the immigration crisis. The rule was created in 2008, as a way to prevent victims of sex-trafficking from being turned away at the border (in non-contiguous countries). The law gave the unaccompanied minors up to three days to get a hearing, where their fate is determined. However, more than 5 years later, there are many unintended consequences leading to bigger problems.
In 2008, the number of people coming to the United States today is much greater, with a surplus of people coming, to the point where there's not enough courts to give hearings to the immigrants. Because of this, the courts are backlogged, meaning it may take months, even years, before someone can get a hearing. In the time is has taken to get court hearings, children are settling in with relatives, and continuing to live their lives. Not only does part of this relate to Reyna in "The Distance Between Us", but it is what she went through, continuing her life by going to school, even though she took asylum in the United States illegally. Many children are doing this everyday, with the numbers reaching above 50,000.
Saturday, July 12, 2014
The So-Called Immigration Border Crisis is Neither
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/10/the-so-called-immigration-border-crisis-is-neither.html
Many people in the United States have either taken one of two stances on the immigration crisis. One stance is being opposed to more undocumented immigrants coming to the United States, while the other is allowing them into our country with open arms. This article took the second stance, saying that immigrants are not coming into the United States because of the immigration laws which protect them, but instead because of the push factors in their own countries, including violence, poverty, and economic issues. A new perspective was taken while writing this article, which hasn't proven to be a very common one among citizens of the U.S.
The article was broken down into several sections, the first being that Central American children aren't fleeing their countries as a result of U.S. immigration policy, but instead because of the hardships of their own countries. This section of the article is saying that not only are children seeking asylum in the U.S., but also other countries such as Mexico, Panama, and Nicaragua. Some of these hardships include violence and economical issues, which can lead to poverty. This relates to Reyna's life in the distance between us, whose reason for escaping Mexico was the poverty she was living in.
Many people in the United States have either taken one of two stances on the immigration crisis. One stance is being opposed to more undocumented immigrants coming to the United States, while the other is allowing them into our country with open arms. This article took the second stance, saying that immigrants are not coming into the United States because of the immigration laws which protect them, but instead because of the push factors in their own countries, including violence, poverty, and economic issues. A new perspective was taken while writing this article, which hasn't proven to be a very common one among citizens of the U.S.
The article was broken down into several sections, the first being that Central American children aren't fleeing their countries as a result of U.S. immigration policy, but instead because of the hardships of their own countries. This section of the article is saying that not only are children seeking asylum in the U.S., but also other countries such as Mexico, Panama, and Nicaragua. Some of these hardships include violence and economical issues, which can lead to poverty. This relates to Reyna's life in the distance between us, whose reason for escaping Mexico was the poverty she was living in.
Monday, July 7, 2014
5 Things You Need to Know About the Immigration Crisis
http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/07/politics/5-things-immigration-reality-check/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
First of all, the question being asked is, "Why is this happening?" This was briefly explained by stating several reasons, consisting of broken families yearning to be brought back together, as well as several push and pull factors, including the amount of endless opportunities in the United States, and the poverty stricken countries of Southern and Central America. A connection can be made between these circumstances and those faced in "The Distance Between Us", where Reyna's parents aspired to change their level of prosperity in Mexico. To do this, they crossed the border, which is what is still happening currently.
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Obama Changes Immigration Rule
http://immigration.about.com/od/immigrationlawandpolicy/a/Obama-Changes-Immigration-Rule.htm
"I didn't know that thirteen years later, I would return to Iguala during my junior year of college, and I would be invited by Don Oscar to celebrate Christmas with his family...Tia Guera's daughter, was working for them as a maid. And I knew then, as I do now, that could also have been my fate." Living in the United States, it's easy to miss the opportunities laid out in front of you. Even take them for granted. However, an opportunity to an immigrant may be the difference between a different life and the one in which they are currently living.
In 2012, a rule change was implemented, in which the period of time undocumented immigrants and citizen relatives are separated will decrease dramatically. Typically, being banned after a deportation would last anywhere from 3-10 years, but Obama's law reduced this time to a few weeks or months.
"I didn't know that thirteen years later, I would return to Iguala during my junior year of college, and I would be invited by Don Oscar to celebrate Christmas with his family...Tia Guera's daughter, was working for them as a maid. And I knew then, as I do now, that could also have been my fate." Living in the United States, it's easy to miss the opportunities laid out in front of you. Even take them for granted. However, an opportunity to an immigrant may be the difference between a different life and the one in which they are currently living.
In 2012, a rule change was implemented, in which the period of time undocumented immigrants and citizen relatives are separated will decrease dramatically. Typically, being banned after a deportation would last anywhere from 3-10 years, but Obama's law reduced this time to a few weeks or months.
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