“The American Dream”, the most promising lifestyle all have aspired to reach some point for a better life, a better future or simply new beginnings it's not an easy journey especially for those migrating from another country. Immigrants have been the prime example of this search for hundreds of years here in the U.S., many of them come here seeking for a better tomorrow for not only themselves but their families as well. Many of these immigrants, however, are faced with the obstacle of not having citizenship. Entering the country illegally puts each and every one of them at risk of being taken away by immigration and has forced many of these families to live in constant fear of deportation and separation from their loved ones. Although thousands
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al.). During this process, it is extremely traumatic for the families because it breaks away the bond that has been built upon for a lifetime, and getting separated from the people one loves most can be crucial for future endeavors. After a family deportation, “...family processes and family resources, specifically, income, parental supervision all decline. While school and housing instability increase” (Hunter). This instability family deportation creates is only one that continues to grow, “The federal government now deports nearly 400,000 immigrants each year, creating a humanitarian disaster in which families are destroyed and communities torn apart” (Immigration Impact). Looking back to recent years one sees, “In 2012, Colorlines reported that about 90,000 undocumented parents of American citizen children were deported each year” (Vasquez). The family is given with no pick or choice American citizen children are set out for this life with no consideration and the number of innocent lives being drastically impacted is a number that only continues to grow. About 4.5 million children are born into undocumented families (Vasquez). Families like those are known as “mixed status” referring to compromised families with different citizenships (Vasquez). These families, besides being targeted for deportation, are also labeled as some sort of outsider
al.). During this process, it is extremely traumatic for the families because it breaks away the bond that has been built upon for a lifetime, and getting separated from the people one loves most can be crucial for future endeavors. After a family deportation, “...family processes and family resources, specifically, income, parental supervision all decline. While school and housing instability increase” (Hunter). This instability family deportation creates is only one that continues to grow, “The federal government now deports nearly 400,000 immigrants each year, creating a humanitarian disaster in which families are destroyed and communities torn apart” (Immigration Impact). Looking back to recent years one sees, “In 2012, Colorlines reported that about 90,000 undocumented parents of American citizen children were deported each year” (Vasquez). The family is given with no pick or choice American citizen children are set out for this life with no consideration and the number of innocent lives being drastically impacted is a number that only continues to grow. About 4.5 million children are born into undocumented families (Vasquez). Families like those are known as “mixed status” referring to compromised families with different citizenships (Vasquez). These families, besides being targeted for deportation, are also labeled as some sort of outsider