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Post by Luis Muniz on Aug 15, 2018 12:13:57 GMT -4
It saddens me when the country that catalogues itself as “The greatest nation in the world” perpetuates this kind of barbarity against families that are just looking for a better quality of life. This kind of act goes hand in hand with the fascism that characterized different countries around 70 years ago. Instead of advancing as a first world nation we are like going backwards. I know that we are a country of law but there are better ways to deal with this issue. Yes, separating families may discourage new immigrants to cross the border but we have to think of the psychological trauma and all the indelible repercussions that could arise because of this, especially in kids. Young ones are not supposed to deal with this kind of stress and as stated in the article it affects their brain development. Not only they are going to deal with developmental delays but probably also with separations anxiety disorder, PTSD and other comorbidities. Let just see each other as equal, extend our hand to the one in need and be forever grateful of how blessed with all have been.
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Post by Sikhongi Phungwayo on Aug 15, 2018 21:20:02 GMT -4
The irony of this all is that a lot of lawmakers and congressmen that endorse this barbarity, are themselves descendants of immigrants. They're extremely vocal about their resistance programs that would grant refugees asylum. I often ask what these bureaucrats would do if the roles were reversed: if they were the ones fleeing ISIS, guerrilla war rebels trying to make them child soldiers, and imminent starvation at the hands of corrupt governments. It is easy for us, here in the US, to wake up and turn the tap on to get water, drown ourselves in broom's fries, and live in gated communities. Yes, crime is a global issue, but there's a huge discrepancy in the magnitude of those aforementioned compared to those suffered here. Compassion is innate-it can't be taught. So efforts to educate and plead with these officials are useless. I speak as a product of Soweto, South Africa, where I was born and raised-where the remnants of apartheid are still very evident with a long-standing unemployment rate of 26%. So what if some of these immigrants are coming here, not as a consequence of war, but as a means to obtain better lives for themselves and their respective families? Is that such a bad thing? Only a people devoid of a conscience, and the fear of God, would still see them as a threat and put them up in immigrations camps at the border. As Luiz said, indeed this is a country of laws. However, it is also a country that can afford to to keep those laws in place. It is a country where the dreams of many have and can come true. So we, immigrants, come and we work hard to contribute to the collective success of the economy. Impassioned lobbying is futile at this point. To this day, the government is still working to reunite the families separated at the border-something I am strongly opposed to. I read an article the other day where kids as young as 6 years old had to appear before an Arizona judge and sign a document stating that they understood why they were being summoned and what the whole process entailed. Disturbing!
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Post by MR on Aug 16, 2018 11:09:11 GMT -4
I feel this article is very skewed and the facts are misleading politically, I find it quite amusing that people are uneducated and just want to jump the gun and say everything is President Trumps fault, when the separation of families began under Obama. Separating children from families is bad and the effects of long term is obviously proven. But, if these are the true parents of these children, they should have taken more responsibility to come to America legally, instead of illegally.There are criminals that are stealing children from Mexico and trying to get over the border and use the children as a ploy into America. If people come here illegally and are put in jail for coming illegally, would you have the children be put in jail with the criminals?
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