Illegal Immigrants: Targeted Demographics to Enhance Profits by the Business Owners and Smugglers George W. Bush in his 2005 State of Union Address stated, “America’s immigration system is outdated, unsuited to the needs of our economy and to the values of our country. We should not be content with the laws that punish hard – working people who want to provide for their families and deny business willing workers, and invite chaos at border”(Bush). Generally people believe that slavery was abolished in the United States by the thirteenth amendment in 1865. Well, perhaps that slavery was eradicated, but in this country there still exists what one might call ‘Modern Slavery’. Many immigrants whether entering legally or illegally have the ‘American
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According to an article from a decade ago, “Chinese citizens, from Taiwan, Hong Kong or the People's Republic, generally pay $25,000 to $30,000 apiece whereas Mexicans and Central Americans, are brought into the U.S. for $50 to $1,000 by professional smugglers” (Griffin 375 - 376). The article also states half the estimated three million illegal entering the United States successfully each year are now smuggler- assisted. Brought into the U.S. on private jets, inside rusty trunks of old cars or aboard leaky fishing boats, the shipments of human cargo are surging. This sordid trade reaps as much as $1 billion in annual revenues and uses safe houses, bribes, fake documents, and even involuntary servitude (376). To entice immigrants, smugglers promise them jobs, and a place to live. In the best case scenario, once immigrants arrive to the States, they will realize they have fallen into a situation where they will be treated as slaves. The immigrants would not have any legal status to rebel against \he employers so they will be compelled to work on whatever they are offered. On the other hand, if they are caught by the border patrol while crossing the border, they will return home with huge debts on their head. In order to clear the debt, they will again be compelled to cross the border to become a modern
According to an article from a decade ago, “Chinese citizens, from Taiwan, Hong Kong or the People's Republic, generally pay $25,000 to $30,000 apiece whereas Mexicans and Central Americans, are brought into the U.S. for $50 to $1,000 by professional smugglers” (Griffin 375 - 376). The article also states half the estimated three million illegal entering the United States successfully each year are now smuggler- assisted. Brought into the U.S. on private jets, inside rusty trunks of old cars or aboard leaky fishing boats, the shipments of human cargo are surging. This sordid trade reaps as much as $1 billion in annual revenues and uses safe houses, bribes, fake documents, and even involuntary servitude (376). To entice immigrants, smugglers promise them jobs, and a place to live. In the best case scenario, once immigrants arrive to the States, they will realize they have fallen into a situation where they will be treated as slaves. The immigrants would not have any legal status to rebel against \he employers so they will be compelled to work on whatever they are offered. On the other hand, if they are caught by the border patrol while crossing the border, they will return home with huge debts on their head. In order to clear the debt, they will again be compelled to cross the border to become a modern