Chapter 1: Introduction
Human rights belong to everyone no matter their nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other status. In present time, in the U.S. there are immigrants who are not getting equal rights as everybody else. The U.S. is mostly made up of immigrants and their descendants. That means that over half of the United States’ population are immigrants. The US spends $1.18 billion on deporting and stopping immigrants. While that money could be used to help other issues in the country like healthcare prices or children's research hospitals, it is used to stop immigrants, who look for a better future, from coming into the U.S.. There is about 41 million immigrants in the U.S.. …show more content…
has many of these. They give people the right to have a private life, with freedoms like religion, speech, and freedom of the press. People have the right to a jury trial if ever in need, they can avoid cruel punishments. They have the right to marry and vote and to do things peacefully. The United States makes sure that it’s citizens are allowed these rights and that the government doesn’t impede with them and not allow a person to get the rights they deserve. There is a declaration called The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), it is like the history of human rights. It was made by distinct people that were from all the regions of the world and it was declared to be the standard for achievements for everyone in all the nations (because it was so important, it was made in over 500 languages). This means that in the United States, it is assumed that everyone, no matter their nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other status, should have the right to have equal …show more content…
But in present day, that is not happening with immigrants that reside in the U.S. When it comes to immigrants, human rights are being violated by the government not allowing them equal protection under the law, which is a civil liberty. Citizenship or not, rights are not controlled because of the fact that the Constitution gives people in the U.S. protection under the laws even if they are undocumented or not.Immigrants are forced to leave where they are living because their human rights are being abused, women and children are not allowed health care or education, they are put through trafficking and then through deportation. Immigrants that are refugees or asylum seekers do not have the right to life and security because of the fact that they aren't being given equal rights as everybody else. Something that affected immigrations laws and rights is the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) because it decreased defenses for immigrants allowing it to be easier to deport them, even legal residents in the U.S..It made it harder for immigrants fleeing a country to apply for an asylum. The Human Rights Watch also found that border patrols do not allow asylum seekers to stand up for their rights, even though it is required by law. The United States has not been doing a good job enforcing human rights for immigrants even though it
Human rights belong to everyone no matter their nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other status. In present time, in the U.S. there are immigrants who are not getting equal rights as everybody else. The U.S. is mostly made up of immigrants and their descendants. That means that over half of the United States’ population are immigrants. The US spends $1.18 billion on deporting and stopping immigrants. While that money could be used to help other issues in the country like healthcare prices or children's research hospitals, it is used to stop immigrants, who look for a better future, from coming into the U.S.. There is about 41 million immigrants in the U.S.. …show more content…
has many of these. They give people the right to have a private life, with freedoms like religion, speech, and freedom of the press. People have the right to a jury trial if ever in need, they can avoid cruel punishments. They have the right to marry and vote and to do things peacefully. The United States makes sure that it’s citizens are allowed these rights and that the government doesn’t impede with them and not allow a person to get the rights they deserve. There is a declaration called The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), it is like the history of human rights. It was made by distinct people that were from all the regions of the world and it was declared to be the standard for achievements for everyone in all the nations (because it was so important, it was made in over 500 languages). This means that in the United States, it is assumed that everyone, no matter their nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other status, should have the right to have equal …show more content…
But in present day, that is not happening with immigrants that reside in the U.S. When it comes to immigrants, human rights are being violated by the government not allowing them equal protection under the law, which is a civil liberty. Citizenship or not, rights are not controlled because of the fact that the Constitution gives people in the U.S. protection under the laws even if they are undocumented or not.Immigrants are forced to leave where they are living because their human rights are being abused, women and children are not allowed health care or education, they are put through trafficking and then through deportation. Immigrants that are refugees or asylum seekers do not have the right to life and security because of the fact that they aren't being given equal rights as everybody else. Something that affected immigrations laws and rights is the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) because it decreased defenses for immigrants allowing it to be easier to deport them, even legal residents in the U.S..It made it harder for immigrants fleeing a country to apply for an asylum. The Human Rights Watch also found that border patrols do not allow asylum seekers to stand up for their rights, even though it is required by law. The United States has not been doing a good job enforcing human rights for immigrants even though it