Should Parents Be Deported

Deported Parent(s) What does being deported mean? Being deported means to be expelled from a country and sadly that is what happens to many families here in the United States. I do not agree that all parents should be deported due to the fact that all they want is a better life for them and their children. So I am going to talk about the history/data of deportation, personal stories of others who had parents that were deported, and the effects of deportation.

The roots of what became deportation policy go way back in time. The first deportation law in the United States was the Alien Act of 1798 signed by president Adams. After this law, the president could deport anyone who he believes is dangerous. So according to American Immigration Council’s graph they deported about 2,000 immigrants in 1997 and in 2012 it came up more to 160,000. As of now in 2016 The article lost in detention says, “Approximately 5.5 million children in the U.S have a parent who is here illegally-4.5 million of them are U.S citizens.”(Gretchen) So the 5.5 million people …show more content…
Sometimes the child will choose to go with their parents to their home country. If they choose to do so they would have to adapt living in a new country. They would have to leave all their friends and school behind and maybe learn a new language. If they choose to stay with no family members they would have to go to foster care. In the article Lost it detention it says,”At least 5,100 children in 22 States are currently living in foster care, and if the deportations continue, ARC expects the number to rise to 15,000 children in the next five years”(Gretchen).That is a huge number of children in foster care.

In conclusion, I do not agree that all parents should be deported. The number of children in foster care is ridiculous. Also the process of deportation can take a long time the process can range from weeks to years according to . If the family is doing well they shouldn’t be