Fenced In or Out?
So now to switch gears… the US is continuing its plan to strengthen the borders and build bigger fences and more barriers between us and Mexico. This has been a heated debate for years and will continue to do so. Most recently the plans to build up the fence that runs along Friendship Park and this is causing more controversy.
However, I realize that controversy over this issue and the humanity of walling people off from other parts of their family is present. However the reason that the fence is their is to keep the illegal Mexican immigrants out. A quote from the Newyorktimes.com
“Where else can she do that?” said her mother, Socorro Estrada, who drove six hours from Bakersfield, Calif., with family members to the fence. The baby’s father said he was on probation and could not leave the country and, in any case, the baby’s grandmother had advised them against traveling into Mexico with such a young infant.
This is a good reason why the fence is there. This mother was advised by family not to take the kid through Mexico… now I realize it is young but my Mother drove me for hours and hours to see my grandparents. It probably boils down to safety and being a citizen. There is defiantly a reason why Mexican immigrants come over to America.
http://www.mexico-child-link.org/mexico-factfile-statistics.htm
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20010219/filner20010207
The links provided are information on Mexico’s economy and other an article on why one may want to come to America. However, the other issue I take point is the argument that the wall completely divides family. It is a barrier and yes it is a major obstacle but its just that… a wall. You can go around that way both legally (and illegally). Ok, so the only way that it truly divides a family is if part of that family comes over illegally. Meaning that if that other side tries to comeback after crossing illegal to see their family they can’t come back.
If a person comes over to America illegally and expects to be allowed to freely come and go across the border then there would be no point in having a border. Now just to be clear, not stating whether I agree with it or not, just on the principle of the cognitive dissonance and makinga point. If you legally came to America there wouldn’t be a problem going back and forth across the border.
