Immigration Issues In America

Over the years families immigrate to the free world for an opportunity to thrive and grow. A chance to achieve the “American Dream” and provide their young ones with a future worth striving for. Immigrating from countries with no rights or a means to make an earning, the United States seems like a sanctuary to most. Unfortunately, the current immigration policy in America denies many immigrants from achieving a secure future. Immigration has always been an integral part of the United States, allowing people from all backgrounds to have basic rights you're often denied in other countries. Although, recent events have been put America’s immigration policies in question, from denying citizens entry into the states to deporting those who’ve been residing here for several years.
There have been several cases of immigrant families being torn apart these past couple of years. In most instances the parents are illegal and the child is a United States citizen. In cases like these the parents are more than likely to be deported and the
All across the country children have been missing school in the fear of being deported, these fears have been rising due to ICE arresting people outside of churches, schools, hospitals, all of which are “sensitive locations”. These tactics used by the department of homeland security are embedding fear not only in the minds of undocumented parents but their children as well. The torment doesn’t end there. Studies have now shown several cases of bullying spiking as a result of the new immigration policies. There have been multiple occurrences in which immigrant children are assaulted and told to “get out of the country”, the bullying reaches as far as social media nowadays, with racial slurs being thrown around left and right. These are all aspects that play a part in the psychological trauma many immigrant children