Friday, February 10, 2012
An American citizen, a father, and a husband was killed in Ciudad Juarez Mexico in front of his two year old son and his wife, when in an attempt to keep his family together moved to ciudad Juarez to ask the U.S embassy to give his wife permission to return to the U.S. They had been married for two years when they decided to begin the naturalization process. His wife was brought into the United States ilegally by his parents when she was a child. Ciudad Juarez is one of the most dangerous cities in the world; 3000 people were murdered in 2010. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) prevent immigrants from returning to the United States for several years if they have entered into its territory unlawfully. This law applies whether the USCIS knows that you were in the country illegally or not. The law has to be amended in my opinion, so tragedies like this may be prevented.
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I attended a seminar for the Peace and Justice Department last semester. The presenter discussed the crisis of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. It is very sad. I agree that the law needs to be amended. Especially in this case, when a child is brought to the country illegally by their parents. Why should they be punished for the wrong doing of their parents and not themselves.
ReplyDeleteI think we need to help the Mexican people from being killed by drug dealers and corrupt officials. We send our troops across the world to help free people, but won't help the people across our own boarders. We need to do more, so that the Mexican people have the opportunity to live a free life. I think that a child should not be held accountable for what their parents choose to do concerning crossing the United States boarder illegally.
ReplyDeleteSadly for every story like this that you hear there are many more that go unnoticed! I do sympathize with those who are trying to seek a better life and who have their hopes and dreams taken from them because of those same dreams.
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