Deportation too Harsh???

Andy Wang

Section A02

In Response to "Deporting Our Souls and Defending Our Immigrants" by Bill Ong Hing

            According to Bill, immigrants or permanent residents can be deported back to their own country if they are convicted of crimes that are moral turpitude and aggravated felonies. He says it is unjust and I must agree with him. Some people who are deported like Kim Ho Ma, only formed his own gang to protect himself from the other two gangs who were harassing his people. I am pretty sure the police didn't help at all. Also he escaped Cambodia with his mother when he was two years old. How can you deport someone who doesn't even remember his own country. I find that to be truly unjust. You are basically sticking him into a foreign country where he can find a more horrible life. In my opinion there are deportees that should be deported and some who should not. I think immigration officials should look at where they live, what their history is, and then determine whether they should deport them or just let them stay in the US.

            What if, the United States was more lenient on deportation and instead of being harsh? I believe there is consequences on both spectrum. Being too lenient could have an adverse affect. Such as having more criminals which would mean more crime in the United States. Being harsh can cause innocent immigrants and legal US residents to be deported while they have an excuse to commit the crime they have committed.