Kishan Patel
Mrs. Zurkowski
English 9 Aquas
21 September 2012
Young Illegal Immigrants
As
the law has cracked down on illegal immigration hundreds of thousands kids have
had their father, mother, or both erased from their lives left alone with some
having serious mental issues. These illegal immigrants work hard for a new
life. They come here to live the American dream, but do they get deported and
all their hard work goes to waste. Many people have worked for a job
opportunity here in America because they had no hope in their home country, but
are deported because they have come here illegally. These kids work hard and
are focused on education. They also help the economy and it ruins their lives.
The
young immigrants have come here to America because of the faults of their
parents, they have only known America to be their home, and should not be
punished for the mistakes of their parents and be deported.
The
young aliens come into America focusing on their studies, education, and they
work hard with the hope of being a successful American. Research has shown that
foreign born immigrants have more opportunity to create jobs and have created
over 450,000 thousand jobs through high technology companies they have made
according to a paper written by Matthew Sloughter (“Skilled Immigrants Create
Jobs”). These young immigrants have seen how hard life can be by the example of
their parents. They see how their parents have to work for hours on hard labor
jobs where most would refuse to do, which therefor teaches them that having a
good education and learning gives them the opportunity to not have to do hard
labor jobs. Studies have shown that the son/daughter of an illegal immigrant is
more focused on their own studies than most citizens according to (“Young
Immigrants”). The majority of people for deporting these immigrants do not
realize how much hard work these kids and parents have put forth to live for
America and in America. The people that are arguing to be kept are not those
who are committing crimes, but are those that are focused on their studies and
trying to solve America’s problems. Also these kids have tremendous pressure on
themselves to get good grades and they are reminded time after time how much
their parents have had to give up to live here in America for their children’s
sake so they could get a good education and have a better life and potential
then the parents had as kids.
Deportation
of themselves or just their parents can affect the mental health of the child
of having their parents taken away and maybe not having the possibility of not
ever seeing them again according to Wessler. They also have to live with the
fear of the police, which are supposed to be here to help us not scare us. The
deportation of any family member affects the entire family in many ways. It can
make the family have to move immediately because of the mental threat the kids
may face from school or just not being able to provide. The focus is mostly on
young immigrants because they have not done anything wrong and have been
brought here by their parents forcefully and are left with mental issues.
Studies have shown that 16.6 million families are mixed status which means that
there are at least one or more family members that are illegal (“Policies Wreak
Havoc On U.S. Communities”). Although President Obama has made a law that
prevents children to get deported, but that is still splitting families and
destroying the lives of children who could have gone on to do amazing things.
There was a 9 year old girl whose parents had been taken and deported while she
was left all by herself and ended up with major mental issues accord to
Arshard. These families want to be a part of America, be considered part of
society and help, and they want to live the American life as an American.
This
is also not a good use of the money and time of America as a nation these
people actually end up helping the economy and if they are legalized would help
the economy regain momentum rapidly. Vivek Wadha said, “Most immigrants that
came here from India on a student visa and are not give legality go back to
India with their education and create great business.” These kids have gained a
great education not available in their homeland and are sent back with the
potential to create many jobs and help their economy. These are the type of
kids America needs to progress the economy, but they are being sent away (Preston).
The young illegal immigrants are not only some of the brightest kids that
America has, but also some of the brightest kids in the entire world.
Unfortunately their full potential cannot be achieved because they are here
illegally (“At Issue”). President Obama said, “ Not only is deporting these
immigrants the wrong thing for the country and economy, many CEO’s would agree
with me on this, it is the right thing to do just in general.”
This
is also not a good use of the money and time of America as a nation these
people actually end up helping the economy. If they are legalized they would be
able to help the economy regain momentum rapidly. It is not a good resource for
the nation to use its money and time for deporting illegal immigrants that are
actually helping the country. It would be a disappointment to use tax payer’s
money to deport these people while they are known to call America their home
and that is the country they are passionate about (ProQuest Staff). These
children are creating many jobs anywhere they go and that is something that we
need here in America. Also these kids are becoming the jobs that big
corporations need to run a business here, but not enough people qualify (“At
Issue”). President Obama is keeping the dream alive for many of these kids with
the effort he has to make it more possible for them to become legal (Biron). These
kids have sacrificed many things to have the American education and one of them
is freedom and all their talent and potential has gone to was (Preston).
These
people are using taxpayers money to live off of and do not deserve to live in
America. They are taking jobs that are supposed to be given to legal American
citizens that deserve not to be jobless. These people are just taking advantage
of fooling this country and its using the country’s money to provide for
themselves. This country is inhabited by immigrants and will always be also
these people are doing the hard working jobs Americans are not willing to do. Most
of these people want to be legal and will pay taxes to be legal. Also they are
making more jobs for the American people if they get the correct
opportunities. The solutions are still
being made by the government and President Obama. It is taking a long time
however to meet in between on the issue of either legalizing or deporting
immigrants that have come to America illegally. The government has worked on
many laws, but they have to work on improvements on agreeing.
Young
immigrants come into America because of their parents faults not their own and
are tagged as illegals in America,
however the only place they call home is America and they are being punished in
this country not because of their wrongdoings it is because of their parents.
This
topic is one of the main issues in America right now and there is so much
effort going into this topic in our government (Preston).
Works
Cited
Arshad, Zoha. "U.S. Immigration Policies Wreak
Havoc On U.S. Communities." Global Information Network. 21 Aug 2012: n.p. SIRS
Issues Researcher. Web. 13 Sep 2012
Biron, Carey L., and Ethan Freedman. "Obama
Wins Cautious Praise for Ending Deportation of Minors." Global Information
Network. 16 Jun 2012: n.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 16 Sep 2012.
Preston, Julia. "Young Immigrants, in America
Illegally, Line Up for Reprieve." New York Times. 14 Aug 2012: A.8. SIRS
Issues Researcher. Web. 10 Sep 2012.
ProQuest Staff. "At Issue: Illegal
Immigration." ProQuest LLC. 2012: n.pag. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 14
Sep 2012.
Slaughter, Matthew J. "How Skilled Immigrants
Create Jobs." Wall Street Journal. 21 Jun 2012: A.17. SIRS Issues
Researcher. Web. 12 Sep 2012.
