Essay On Mexican Immigration Reform

The number of undocumented immigrant has dramatically increased in the last decade, being now about eleven million. For quite a long time a comprehensive immigration reform has evaded Congress, moving decision making between different branches of government, and leaving the issue without a resolution.

To top it off, the newly appointed House Speaker Paul Ryan has closed the doors on the idea of passing a comprehensive immigration reform by announced that, he has no intention of supporting an immigration reform. It is truly inconceivable that, policymakers keep pushing the undocumented immigration issue aside and reject every proposal presented whether this proposal is a bipartisan or not. Meanwhile, the legal status of millions of undocumented immigrants living and working in the United States, stays in limbo.

To put it plainly, this is unacceptable. As policymakers and as citizens, we make it a point of
However Mexican workers had no working rights, and whenever they tried to protest against it they were simply deported. When the U. S. went into the Great Depression, and the first anti-Mexican immigration campaign began. Border patrol deported hundreds of thousands of Mexicans, including citizens of the United States.
The patter is clear, current immigration polices are created to use then dump immigrants as if they were expendable. As an Immigrant living in the United States and a member of this society, I cannot remain silent. The issue of comprehensive immigration reform reaches to my core beliefs about dignity of every human being. I stand with those who are calling for comprehensive immigration reform that:
• Keeps spouses, parents, children, and other close family members united by reasonable immigration quotas.
• Provides a path to full citizenship for those who are willing to accept their responsibilities as