In My Humble Opinion #1

In my humble opinion this country needs to greatly reform its immigration policy. For years illegal immigrants have been frowned upon and much injustice has been done to them. For example, if an illegal immigrant has a child in the United States that child is a citizen, but the parents can still get deported. Angel de Jesus Barrera, an American citizen, will be three next month. Angel suffers from a disease that targets the left side of his cranium leaving him with many illnesses. In order to stand a fighting chance at life Angel must stay in this country. However, his mother is an illegal immigrant coming to America in 1995. (http://www.themonitor.com/articles/son-37328-brownsville-consequences.html) Angel’s mother then had eight children in America. If his mother gets deported than he and his seven other siblings have to go with her almost ending his chances of having a good life. Medical treatment in Mexico can just not compare with that in America. Angel would have no chance at recovery in Mexico. In fact the doctors that have been taking care of Angel told Angel’s mother that “he will not live much longer if I take him with me to Mexico.” Sending Angel’s mother and Angel back to Mexico is basically giving Angel a death sentence. Illegal immigrants actually serve a purpose in this country. They are not simply here taking American jobs. In fact they are doing jobs that most Americans do not want to do. In fact Ruben Navarrette Jr. of CNN states “We create the demand for illegal immigrant labor not because of anything we do but because of all the things that we will not do.” (http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/04/09/navarrette.illegal.immigrants/index.html?section=cnn_latest) Are there currently any Americans training to be fast food workers and farm workers for when they grow up? I think not. These jobs are mostly done by illegal immigrants because no one else will do them. What do illegal immigrants get for doing all this work? They get substandard wages and no right to vote and have no health care. Many live in poverty. Immigration policies in this country must change so that these injustices can end.