U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

and the way we generate behaviors are shaped by the culture surrounding us. All cultures/societies have ethical and moral systems that affect how people make decisions and lead their lives. The term ethic “derived from the Greek ethos which can mean custom, habitat, character or disposition (Ethics: a general introduction, BBC)” is used to define “right and wrong” behaviors. We find ourselves trapped in ethical and moral issues (situations) every day, where the sense of what is the real “right”…

One of the major hot button topics for the 2016 election is Immigration Reform. Discussions of building walls, sending illegal immigrants “home”, and abolishing birthright citizenship have all been tossed around as resolutions. While the other side reminds us how America was founded on the principle of opened doors - a land of freedom and opportunity. They argue that the majority of immigrants and undocumented workers do not hurt society as much as they enhance it, culturally and even…

continuously dealt with immigration. Aversion and hostility usually greet immigrant communities once they cross the ocean or physical border that separates them from the ‘land of opportunity’. Although America encompasses people of many different national and ethnic backgrounds and integrates aspects of foreign cultures into the society the American government however, delegates very harshly with regards to foreign migration populations. Harsh laws, such as the Illegal Immigration Reform and…

Our personal morals and ethics guide us in making decisions because they help us define the wrong from right. Illegal immigration has been occurring for a long time, and up to this day the morality and politics of migration is a divisive issue. Illegal immigration is a controversial topic, and many Americans rely upon their morals and ethics to form their opinion about it. Illegal immigrants should still have a chance at obtaining the life they dream of and we, as a country, should not have the…

killing everyone on board and hundreds in the building (“9/11: Timeline). Al Qaeda terrorists hijacked a total of four planes and killed nearly 3,000 people during their attacks on The World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the attempted crash into the U.S. Capitol (“How The 9/11”). Firefighters, businessmen and women, and bystanders willing to run through smoke and fire to save complete strangers is what America should be known for, for having people who would give up their lives for a nation…

States (U.S.) support Syrian neighboring countries for hosting Syrian refugees , however, the continual increasing number of refugees, straining capacity, may create situations of the U.S. increase hosting Syrian refugees. Eighty thousand Syrian refugees referred for resettlement since the outbreak of conflict in early 2011; causing states such as Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Norway and Australia to increase their resettlement quotas. The State Department reported that the U.S. has…

a path to citizenship in the United States, and the government should not institute harsh policies such as the wall that President Trump wants to build. One path to citizenship could be getting work or business visa. According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a person who intends to enter the United States from a foreign country must first obtain a visa.…

Court Appointments and Criminal Justice Hillary Clinton: Hillary Clinton, if elected as president, will replace Antonin Scalia and will possibly have to fill Anthony M. Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Stephen Breyer’s seats. Although Clinton has not released a short-list of possible supreme court judges, Clinton has gone on record that she would not name anyone who doesn’t support abortion on demand and consider Roe V. Wade settled law. Clinton also has said that she would appoint a judge…

never to reveal their identity to any one because they would fear being separated from their mother and possibly be deported. Brizzia and Maria along with their sister stayed home from school several days throughout the year, whenever Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers performed random checks throughout the city they lived in. They had to live most of their lives hiding in the shadows in fear of deportation. From struggling to hold in their identity they began school with no previous…

effects of the United States’ immigration laws to deport large numbers of undocumented immigrants without a proper hearing, children are now suffering these effects of immigration enforcement by losing their parents, losing their education, and losing their security. These findings shows that the immigration court system needs to take a good look and review laws and the procedures on what is and is not working for the children’s immigration court hearings.…