Illegal Immigration In Latin America

Throughout this course we have delved into the history of Latin America and U.S. relations. From the civil wars in Latin America the 1980’s all the way up to the journey that illegal immigrants take from Honduras to the U.S. today, we have taken a glimpse inside many countries and the atrocities that they faced and that they are escaping when they come to the U.S. With the recent upcoming election for the President of the United States, immigration is a big issue. Americans are tired of the influx of immigrants from the south and crime and loss of jobs they are bringing with them. In the view of the Latin Americans, they have no choice but to leave behind everything they know to make a painful journey to the U.S., live in fear of deportation, and try to improve their situations. No one is winning. …show more content…
We can build barriers, we can crack down hard on illegals, and we can increase our man power for boarder control. However, as president I would take the approach of treating the problem rather than the symptoms. First, I would release a media campaign (similar to the recent “be the generation” campaign against tobacco) to encourage people to think of immigrants as humans. My media campaign would focus on the “why” of illegal immigration, much like this course did. I think that through commercials, pamphlets, billboards, and social media people will be more supportive of my other policies when they think of immigration in this way. They will understand the need for treating the problem at it’s