Argumentative Essay On Immigration Is Right

The general argument made by author Kulish, Dickerson, and Nixton in their work, Immigration Agents discover New Freedom to Deport Under Trump, is that while many are upset with the increased number of deportations, the immigrants are still illegal and have no right to stay. More specifically, Kulish et al. argue that these immigrants are illegal and should not be allowed to stay, although violent ones still have priority. He writes, “Agents said that even with the added freedom [to arrest any and all illegal immigrants], they would still go after the people who presented the greatest danger to the public.” In this passage, Kulish is suggesting that many of the public's’ fears are unfounded. The public believes that officers are making unnecessary arrests and purposefully breaking up families by taking in immigrants
More specifically, I believe that these officers are being unjustly persecuted by the public when there is no need, and these people do not fully understand the situation. For example, in the article it mentions that officers went to an airport and checked all passengers ID’s because they were told a person with a deportation order may be on board. They had been persecuted because of this by many online and through letter, especially on the law enforcement side. These people had no idea why they were checking ID’s, and yet they ridicule officers for doing their jobs. They were keeping people safe and were still thought to be in the wrong. Although Kulish et al. may believe that the public is aware of the reasons behind some of the officers’ actions, I maintain that they are not and are still ungrateful and uninformed- they should not make decisions based on rumors. Therefore, I conclude that these agents are needed and helpful. They are no danger to families and society, but rather, keep the public safe while doing their jobs even if they are