There is an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States. They are working jobs that need to be done, that someone has to do and that many of us would never take. They are still in the darkness waiting for a change in the system which could regulate their status and come out to the light. These people deserve fair treatment. We can not remain indifferent about this situation.
We live in a country formed by immigrants from all over the world. Illegal immigration is one the principal world problems that humanity faces today. Humiliations, and ill treatment suffered by immigrants are constantly reported. Thousands of people …show more content…
The report comes amidst animated debate on comprehensive immigration reform, to which the US House and Senate have taken sharply different approaches. A report released in March this year by the Pew Hispanic Center estimated that the total number of illegal immigrants in the US has risen to some 12 million, with nearly 850,000 new illegal immigrants coming to the US each year since 2000.
There is a bad stereotype about immigrants, maybe because most came from poor nations, but this stereotype nowadays doesn’t match the reality, because many of them are educated, qualified and competent people with much dignity that deserve a better luck.
Deportation is not the solution. That would just send them back to misery. It would even affect this country’s economy, and they will try to come back over and over again. It is good to know that they don’t leave their country because they want to, or just because they want to break the law, but for necessity, desperation and lack of