Real Life Farm Patrol? Issues of Border Control.
The first issue that would come to mind if you illegally cross the border is what if you got caught? However, this isn't the only issue that you need to be thinking of. Why would someone ever take this risk? What are they running from in their home country, or what are they trying to portray in wherever they want to go?
If you are a illegal immigrant you may be treated unfairly. Majority of the people who come for better job opportunity will encounter an issue because they may be given bad working conditions, or dangerous jobs. These people also have to look at whether there are a lot of the illegal immigrants, because if so the payers for these people may not listen to any requests to raise their salaries. The worst part is that many of these immigrants work in many places that require manual labour, so these people may eventually be underpaid and overworked.
Another risk is being abducted or taken in to slavery. Why would she take these risks? The risk of not being caught is not the only issue, it's how you may be treated.
Once I read this story/article I immediately thought of Celia, this may be the reason why Celia wanted to leave her home country so badly. Many people take these risks due to poverty, wanting a better future, or just better opportunities to grow. Celia was confined a lot, she wasn't able to do anything. In the book on page 141 she said, "All day I sat on an assembly line and put tiny squares into tiny holes, with a pair of tweezers."..."We lived in a big tray building with windows so small"..."to keep the girls from running away"..."I lived in that tray building forever, getting older and older. No parties, no boyfriends, no nothing."
In the article, Martinez was brought to Oklahoma and Houston by a coyote when she was 2, and Celia was brought by a coyote as well. Although when Martinez reached 24 she was deported back for three years. When she was 27 her mom and friends got money together so that she could go back, but the only way for it to be done was illegally. She did all of this because she wanted a future for herself and her family. She risked her life for them, to build a better life for them. I decided to talk about this article because even though it is a different story it reflects the same idea. More specifically the reason WHY, they decided to take these risks, because they wanted a future.
References:
(Saturday, March 17th, 2012)
http://www.myimmigrationstory.com/
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_Mexicans_illegally_cross_the_US-Mexican_border
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/us/illegal-migration-from-mexico-falls-but-local-fears-persist.html?_r=1&ref=illegalimmigrants
http://immigration.laws.com/illegal-immigration/illegal-immigration-dangers
The first issue that would come to mind if you illegally cross the border is what if you got caught? However, this isn't the only issue that you need to be thinking of. Why would someone ever take this risk? What are they running from in their home country, or what are they trying to portray in wherever they want to go?
If you are a illegal immigrant you may be treated unfairly. Majority of the people who come for better job opportunity will encounter an issue because they may be given bad working conditions, or dangerous jobs. These people also have to look at whether there are a lot of the illegal immigrants, because if so the payers for these people may not listen to any requests to raise their salaries. The worst part is that many of these immigrants work in many places that require manual labour, so these people may eventually be underpaid and overworked.
Another risk is being abducted or taken in to slavery. Why would she take these risks? The risk of not being caught is not the only issue, it's how you may be treated.
Once I read this story/article I immediately thought of Celia, this may be the reason why Celia wanted to leave her home country so badly. Many people take these risks due to poverty, wanting a better future, or just better opportunities to grow. Celia was confined a lot, she wasn't able to do anything. In the book on page 141 she said, "All day I sat on an assembly line and put tiny squares into tiny holes, with a pair of tweezers."..."We lived in a big tray building with windows so small"..."to keep the girls from running away"..."I lived in that tray building forever, getting older and older. No parties, no boyfriends, no nothing."
In the article, Martinez was brought to Oklahoma and Houston by a coyote when she was 2, and Celia was brought by a coyote as well. Although when Martinez reached 24 she was deported back for three years. When she was 27 her mom and friends got money together so that she could go back, but the only way for it to be done was illegally. She did all of this because she wanted a future for herself and her family. She risked her life for them, to build a better life for them. I decided to talk about this article because even though it is a different story it reflects the same idea. More specifically the reason WHY, they decided to take these risks, because they wanted a future.
References:
(Saturday, March 17th, 2012)
http://www.myimmigrationstory.com/
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_Mexicans_illegally_cross_the_US-Mexican_border
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/us/illegal-migration-from-mexico-falls-but-local-fears-persist.html?_r=1&ref=illegalimmigrants
http://immigration.laws.com/illegal-immigration/illegal-immigration-dangers
You talk about all the many risks of illegal immigration, and you are right, there are many people who are treated unfairly because of it and face possible slavery. But what about the positives of illegal immigration- or any type of immigration for that matter? If Celia hadn't left Aztlan with a coyote- would she have been any happier staying put in a grey building for the majority of her life? Celia definitely wanted a better future than what she was currently going to end up with, and I believe even though she ended up being stuck in Opium instead of her dreamed United States of America, that she was still much happier in Opium.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mikaela, you did a great job talking about the risks and dangers affiliated with illegal immigration, but did not talk about the importance and positives of this type of immigration. You also could talk a bit more about why illegal immigrants move to different areas, and what lifestyles they desire. Overall though, I saw that the relation you made from the article you read and the story was very well done, as you saw that the term coyotes can also be seen in real world today. Good job!
ReplyDeleteThis entry is really well written. When I was reading it, i noticed the amount of flow you had in it. Everything you stated in here is very true. Overall, I loved reading this, and could tell that you were interested in the topic! Great Job, Emiola !
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