Cost Of Equality

Mandatory detention is the practice of compulsorily detaining or imprisoning people seeking political asylum. Whilst Australia is not the only country to detain unauthorized arrivals in certain circumstances, it is the only country where there is mandatory immigration detention for all unlawful non-citizens. This imposition of mandatory detention for asylum seekers arriving in Australia without visas is a violation of basic human rights principles. As a signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and countless treaties from the UN, our nation is in compliance with these principles, and whilst Australia continues to impose mandatory detention on Asylum Seekers we are violating the terms of these treaties.

In the United States of America (U.S), illegal immigrants have been oppressed by the government. The reason why they come to the U.S is for a better life, so they can live “ The American Dream.” However, illegal immigrants struggle to live a better life due to the fact that they have a lot of disadvantages such as finding medical help, jobs, and plenty of other resources that someone who’s not citizen aren’t able to have. The U.S is known as a country that gives people human rights no matter the situation they are living in which is clearly stated in The Constitution, however, for illegal immigrants, it is the opposite due to the fact that they live in fear. Some examples would have to be taken advantage by people, and oppressed by certain races/ groups. Therefore, the U.S Citizenships and Immigration services (USCIS) should give green cards to illegal immigrants who have not been convicted of a crime because they will no longer live in fear, be able to find better jobs to support their families financially, and will have opportunities of going to college.

For many illegal aliens, seeking healthcare is undermined by the fear of being deported. Many would rather suffer through an illness or injury than seek care for fear that they will be sent back to Mexico. Unfortunately, but the time that they finally get to a point where it is absolutely necessary to obtain care, the cost of that care has become a much larger figure than it would have been had they obtained care sooner.

Asylum seekers who are held in mandatory and indefinite detention for prolonged periods of time

For my research topic, I will be exploring the effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and post-9/11 border militarization on the issues of criminalization of immigration and the inequality and structural violence immigrants face in detention centers specifically at the U.S.-Mexico Border. National awareness on issues such as oversight of detention centers, conditions within detention centers, as well as the inhumane practices detained immigrants are subjected to have risen within the last decade. Immigration detention has become the fastest growing form of incarceration in the United States, and immigrants are the fastest growing population in federal prisons (Lopez & Light, 2009). Nearly 30,000 immigrants are detained

The United States and United Nations have passed many similar declarations directed towards the treatment of convicted persons, some even regarding racially motivated violations. Though accounts of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and detainees state that many immigrant detention facilities violate these declarations and even the rules within the Detention Operations Manual - 2008 Performance Based Standards. Some of the major complaints within the current immigrant detention systems describe that there is incompetent health care, detainees’ experiences with physical and sexual abuse, overcrowding, discrimination from facility staff, and racism within the system (Jawetz and Patel, 2008). Dental and medical care have unreasonable long delays, and also ignore health requests made by detainees. This increases the risks of detainees’ health and waiting for medical attention can extend their stay in the center. Overcrowding within cells and sleeping areas causes distress and tension within the detainees and can increase the risk of abuse from other detainees and faculty. Sexual and verbal abuse is from guards and other detainees, especially within the detention centers in jails and prisons. These abuses are often unreported due to the trouble detainees have contacting people outside the institute.

In these detention centers, immigrants are often denied medical care, even if they are very ill, and served poor quality food and drinks. They are treated like criminals, yet have not been charged with criminal offenses (Werner). Since 2003, ninety people have died in immigration custody. Many immigrants in the detention centers are also often neglected lawyers. Oftentimes, people are waiting six months for a twenty-minute asylum interview (Hendricks). As a result of rights not being withheld, immigrants are getting unfair treatment.

The United States has become the nation it is today due to several disputes on equality. These disputes have led to the creation of many documents that represent the equality and rights that should be given to every American. An example of two U.S seminal documents are the Economic Bill of Rights and the Brown vs. the Board of Education; these documents not only represent the fights on equality, but both authors use literary devices in order to persuade the reader that their argument is valid.

The film showed that some health care providers might mistreat patients because they do not have insurance. Also, they do not have the means to pay their expensive health care bill. The emergency room is the least effective in caring for undocumented immigrants and people in general. Much less, it does not provide an effective way in managing individual health care needs. The film also showed that undocumented immigrants may be afraid of reporting mistreatment from hospitals and employers because they are concerned about being deported.

This paper will attempt to validate the abusive nature within ICE’s Immigration Detention Centers. Specifically, the abuse that women and children suffer by high risk detainees and ICE agents within the detention centers. Additionally, this paper will also challenge the infrastructure along the southwest border, specifically on overcrowded and antiquated detention centers. Furthermore, how the financial impact to detain, process and release or deportation of undocumented immigrants has become a burden on U.S. tax payers. Lastly, how the lack of concern for human rights has become a crisis at the U.S. and Mexican border.

M1): Analyze the importance to public services of good citizens respecting equality and supporting them by respecting the key concepts associated with diversity.

A few detainees require specialized curriculum that isn't accessible in a few penitentiaries or correctional facilites. Since the individual carried out the wrongdoing they don't merit exclusive lodging. Congestion conditions can prompt expanding brutality. Due to a lot of detainees and a substantially littler measure of gatekeepers they have a feeling that they are losing control of the jail. In packed penitentiaries the possibility or strikes, suicides and mental issue.

Even though these individuals that are housed in private prisons are criminals and are incarcerated, they are guaranteed rights per the U.S. Constitution. Since the United States Constitution gives all citizens rights, everyone deserves to have the basic necessities they need to survive. Private prisons have established themselves and to be known throughout the corrections and criminal justice field, that the treatment of inmates is less than subpar. The eighth amendment states that there shall be no cruel or unusual punishment infringed upon individuals. “Detained men at LCS Corrections’ South Louisiana Correctional Center reported that contract staff retaliated against them by placing those who raised human rights complaints in solitary confinement and threatening criminal prosecution (“A Brief History of Private Prisons in Immigration Detention” 1).

The majority of immigrants take over three months in detention centers while their cases are addressed. The costs incurred by the government leads to over $2 billion in spending annually. The excessive costs can be reduced by using cheaper alternatives that do not require the government to pay for the immigrant's accommodation. These alternatives include increased use of ankle bracelets, and also in-person (similar to probation) and electronic monitoring systems. The immigrants can be forced to wear ankle bracelets and also meet with ICE agents in ICE offices periodically, weekly, monthly or annually depending on the escape/flight risk or threat of the individual. Studies have shown that many immigrants comply with regulations and also attend their court hearings. Failure to appear to hearings or scheduled check-up visits without justification would then result in mandatory detention and additional charges. Using these alternatives would lead to significant reduction in

They have little rights and are rejected to basics rights such as a speedy trial and to court-appointed legal counsel (Reyes). They also separate families in the process of detention, taking an already traumatic situation worse. There has also been allegations of sexual assault and physical abuse to those detained, though the government says they found no evidence of this. The government also is required to have at least 34,000 people detained in these camps, which to me seems inhumane to have a required amount imprisoned (Reyes). Meanwhile the fact that they treat people horrible and with basically no rights, this imprisonment cost the governments a ton. Detaining a person a night cost $161, while we could alternatively and more humanely give someone a ankle bracelet (without detaining them) costing the government $17 a day (Reyes). These camps are another example of not giving someone rights due to being another