Not Walls But Reforms
The US is a land that attracts millions of immigrants every year. Most of these become naturalized as citizens of this great nation. The American experience is characterized by, among other things, multiculturalism. However, immigrants’ dream for a better life when coming to the US remains just that, a dream. The reality is that immigrants and other non-white persons are treated very differently, and this has gone on for years. Systematic mistreatment inclined by racial bias is a thing that shocks most immigrants out of their fantasy of a better life.
The 14th Amendment Clause on Equal Protection asserts that “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” When an immigrant is suspected of being undocumented, such a person is detained, and this directly contravenes their human rights. The continued unwanted raids that occur a hundred miles from the border violate human rights. Despite the area being a Constitution-free zone, it does not warrant the random checks made on Greyhound buses. Politics do not drive these actions, but rather, they are an extension of the bias that is the culture of the US. The harassments are a manifestation of the inherent intolerance of non-whites that is the DNA of the US.
It comes as no surprise that politics drive modern-day racism. When a group of persons does not conform to another’s cultural norms and beliefs, the latter tends to ostracize the former. Some politicians use this mentality to drive their agenda and gain the popularity they yearn for. Such politicians will peddle the notion that an increase in crime rates is directly related to an increase in immigrants, non-whites, to be more specific. This is despite statistics indicating that the greatest number of crimes in the US are committed by Whites, as seen in the FBI (2016) snapshot below.
FBI Snapshot
Additionally, persons born in the US have a double probability of criminal conviction compared to immigrants (Miles & Adam, 937; Bell& Stephen, 1278).
When Donald Trump was elected as President, he made true to his word and commenced the building of the Mexican border wall. His idea was to keep crime away from the white man. America does not need a wall to deter undocumented immigrants from permeating its borders. Rather than spend billions of taxpayers’ money on such projects, it should channel the money to reforms that will allow anyone to become a member of American society rather than an outcast. A path to attaining citizenship should be created for persons willing to abide by the country’s laws and who have shown to be model citizens in their own countries.
For a person to live in their country of birth and move to another is one that is courageous. Such a person is driven by hope more than fear and courage more than crime. The US should not be a cause of despair and lost hope for such persons. There is a need to address the cause of such immigration. The wars in Libya, Syria, Yemen, and the like, can be stopped with much intervention from the US if the latter wants to minimize the illegal immigrants entering its borders. In the meantime, the US should treat refugees with compassion and allow those that are willing to contribute to the growth of its economy. Rather than build a wall, the US should reform immigration laws from within while simultaneously brokering for world peace in war-torn countries.
Works Cited
Bell, Brian, Francesco Fasani, and Stephen Machin. “Crime and immigration: Evidence from large immigrant waves.” Review of Economics and Statistics 21.3 (2013): 1278-1290.
Miles, Thomas J., and Adam B. Cox. “Does immigration enforcement reduce crime? evidence from secure communities.” The Journal of Law and Economics 57.4 (2014): 937-973.
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