The article
of Obama Says He’ll Order Action to Aid Immigration from Times.com gives us a looking glass to readers on the
actions for immigration. On July 3rd
(previous blog) President Barack Obama has set down his hand and declared to
use his executive powers to “help” the millions of immigrants in this
country. In the past, there have been
issues on the actions taken to help the immigration. On one hand, the Congress is blaming the
President for the surge of refugees from Central America (mainly because of his
empty promises made for immigrants) and is building up the pressure on him. On the other hand, the refugee supporters are
coming down on President Obama for not helping the Central American immigrants. The confusing part is if the refugees do get help, the only aide they receive is deportation to their homes. The
President is doing his best to mend the rip he has made between the people and
the Legislative branch, all while finding a way to fix the problem at the border of the south.
The
arguments between the people, Legislative Branch, and the President will not achieve any solution for immigrants. Many are delighted with the positive news from the
President about more help but I think he needs to do more then taking action. My understanding of this article is
that there is a game of tug-a-war coming up between the majority of the country
and the government. The only additional change in this game is the President; he is holding the two ropes (more like
stuck in the middle) being pulled in opposite direction by both opinions. There are refugees and immigrants in need of protection and rescue. The victims only
find themselves either sent back or lost because of this game of tug-a-war. There needs to be a sense of direction to be
taken by both the people and the government.
The
immigrants who have crossed the Texas border may seem like a hassle for the
government but people never knew their life.
The refugees fled from Central America could have lived worse than Reyna
(who was living in deep poverty) from the memoire The Distance Between Us. Her
house was a shack, filled with dirt, scorpions, and her life was abusive. The only way for her bright and outgoing
future came to be was entering El Otro Lado (U.S). “The United States is my
home; it is the place that allowed me to dream, and later, to make those dreams
into realities” (Grande 320). It is rude
to not be open-minded and stop the Central American (not including drug cartels
and human trafficking) into this country.
There are millions of immigrants who are dying to give up -- even their
families -- to rebuild their lives.
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| Migrants at the Texas Border from Central America Photo Courtesy to NYTimes |
Until there
is some sort of a decision made from all three branches of government, countless immigrants
are waiting. My view on all the
commotion and especially after reading this article, is this question: if we let in all the
immigrants, will there be change? Of course there will and thousands of people fear
change. Can this a slight reason (fear of change) be the
answer to why we haven’t moved on with immigration? I am not saying this is the whole cause for
the slow immigration process… but there may be a hidden emotion or two behind
all these arguments.
Work Cited
Renya Grande. The Distance Between Us. New York:
Washington Square Press, 2012.
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