There is this stigma created around immigrants that they are criminals, or that they take up too many of the "American jobs." Many people from other countries move to America not to create chaos but to start a new life, and to have a better future not only for themselves but their family as well, but due to the rise in strict immigration laws it has put many families so-called "American dream" to a standstill. In this weeks reading, "The criminalization of immigration and the privatization of the immigrant detention: implications for justice" by Alisa Ackerman and Rich Furman, discuss the criminalization of immigrants, privatization of detention centers, and the injustices many immigrants face. Reading this article was very eye-opening for me because although I've never witnessed a family get separated due to their "legal status", it happens more than we think. It saddens me that when people's families are being separated corporations make profit out of it. Being born in the Philippines, I didn't realize how difficult it was for my parents to bring my brothers and me to America. However, when I witnessed my brother's girlfriend get arrested because of not having her documents it was a wake-up call for me. I realized the struggles many immigrants have to face on a daily basis just to live in America. The Nation has stripped many immigrants of their rights and made it nearly impossible to live a life of freedom.
Question: What gives people the right to separate families from each other?
Reference
- Ackerman, A. R. and Furman, R. (2013). The Criminalization of Immigration and the Privatization of the Immigration Detention: Implications for Justice. Contemporary Justice Review.
- Nicholson, Lucy. Activists Protest for Human Rights and Dignity for Immigrants. Los Angeles, 18 Feb. 2017.
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