Immigration: A Nation Of Immigrants

Clearly, these parents do not qualify to be reliable guardians nor do they fulfill the quota of nurturing a child. Group home kids motivate me to become a global citizen due to their desperate need for love and compassion. I deeply enjoyed the opportunity to develop and grow in a relationship with these kids and better understand their circumstances. Each kid had a unique story that included destruction, isolation, and suffering. I possessed great empathy for every kid and treasured my relationships with them. In addition, I could recognize and feel their anger and frustration, desire for attention, and joy that would light up the room. Through assessing their needs, we were able to pour into their lives and show that they were not adventitious. We provided them with hope and inspiration that despite their hardships, they possessed the capability to renew their life and have a positive effect on the

"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..." -- Emma Lazarus (from the poem "The New Colossus)

Many children will average about five or six years in the system and go through four to seven homes, making it hard for the children to find stability and have a productive life. Generally, when a child moves to a new foster home, it is far away, forcing the child to pretty much start all over from the very beginning. Moving from home to home and not having that stability causes the child to have many emotions, which are often ignored by foster parents. The neglect and maltreatment by a lot of foster parents is out of control, but a lot of social workers say there isn’t much they can do. And when the children age out of the system, there aren’t that many resources for them to be on their own. Once they turn eighteen, the foster parents usually send them out on their own, making it difficult for the children to finish school. An ideal environment for the growth of children does not usually exist anymore and in order to promote continuity in the social, emotional, and developmental growth of children, there has to be people out there willing to listen.

And when children are abused, the foster care system came up to help. “Foster families provide a home for children who have been abandoned, neglected or abused. These children are in need of nurturing families who will help them heal and grow” (“Be a Foster or Adoptive Parent”). If the Foster care system was not in this world, then today billion of children would be homeless or died, so that's why the world need Foster Care. When children are abused or neglected by their parents, or when the parents cannot for any of a number of reasons care for their children, someone must intervene to see that the children are adequately looked after. That someone is usually the government, and the intervention is frequently foster care steps in. Every 10 seconds a new case come to foster care, about new children getting abused. Once the children are safely placed in foster care than caseworkers and laws come in. There are plenty laws related to foster care like parental rights. “The parental right are laws for parents to give the children protection, shelter, and food etc” (Grounds for Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights). If there was no law, such as parental rights, today all children would be badly abused. A parent who had a problem with children, which caused to lose children than it means they also lose their parental rights. To get their children back or -- in other words, to get their parental rights back, the role of

Most children do not get to decide whether they will enter the foster care system. This decision is made for them. Furthermore, they definitely do not get to decide where they will live. There are a myriad of reasons why children are removed from their home. For example, parents who battle with substance

There is a lack of access to care for many of these families. Many states have passed laws verbalizing that in order to receive care that you require to be a Cumulated States denizen or a documented worker. Many families are not able to obtain a licit status so they do what they require to do to fortify their families. Children that are born in the Coalesced States are not in that limbo

Imagine one day that all of a sudden when you and your siblings arrive home from school, and your parents are nowhere to be found. Your neighbor informs you that ICE officials raided your house and deported your parents. According to CNN News, that’s exactly what happened to the Soza siblings, Ronaldo, 14 and Cesia, 17. They are a prime example of what the effects of deportation can have on children. According to an ACR report there is an estimated 5,100 children who are currently in the foster care system. The foster care system would put the child in danger of never seeing their parents again. According to ICE there is an average, 17 children who are placed in the foster care system, due to the detainment and deportation of their parents

Although the federal government controls the funding that will enhance the family relationship by supplying services, this unfortunately does not always rectify the family situation. If the system in place doesn’t work and the parent isn’t ready to have the child returned, this will leave a negative impact on the parent-child relationship. The parent may become frustrated and resort to behaviors such as substance abuse, physical abuse, and verbal abuse jeopardizing the parent-child relationship. As stated in Foster Care at issue, by Debra Bloom, family reunification is less likely to occur when parents are involved in the correctional system. Reporting that 16 % of mothers with children in foster care are arrested within 18 months, with the arrest occurring after the child has been placed in foster care. Suggesting that child welfare look beyond the system when developing potential outcomes.

The process of moving children into these areas creates a significant issue for communities. The social services of the community and the community’s resources cannot sustain the influx of children that need to be cared for. Even though many of these cases are placed on a “priority docket” the immigration system has become bloated and overwhelmed, resulting in cases going unresolved for a long period of time. The immigration court system cases are currently waiting on average of 1,071 days before they have their first hearing. In the

More than 5,000 minor children of deportees live in foster homes in the country and the number is increasing, so experts urge parents prone to deportation to appoint legal guardians so that children do not enter a system of which it is not known when they will be able to leave. According to a national study conducted by the Applied Research Center (ARC), the number of children in foster care (Foster Care) can reach 15,000 in five years. An example of this is the state of Arizona where temporary households are 29% more likely to have a father in detention centers or deported. Nearly 6 million US citizen children live with at least one family member as undocumented, according to the 2009-2013 Census. Between 2010 and 2012, the Immigration and

Ms. Henderson notes that during the assessment process Aunika was placed with her for an evening, but was then removed and placed into foster care. She reports being confused by this decision, as her nephew, the son of her fiancé, was able to stay in the placement at her home with her and his biological father, Glenn Stillmen. I discussed with Ms. Henderson the difference between placing a child with a legal parent, which I clarified with her, Mr. Stillman is, and placing a child with a relative, which would be what the placement between she and Aunika, would be. I clarified further, that with a relative placement there are certain certification requirements that must be reached in order for the child to reside there, while they are a ward of the courts and DHS Child Welfare is charged with their safety. She seemed to understand this and asserted that she would like to be a placement option for Aunika and that she would like information regarding doing this. At this time I

“Immigration make us stronger. It keeps us vibrant. It keeps us hungry. It keeps us prosperous. It is part of what makes this such a dynamic country”-Barack Obama. Throughout America’s history, immigrants have been a pivotal aspect on its economy and culture. America has always been a nation of immigrants, in fact during 1881 to 1920 nearly 23.5 million immigrants were welcomed by the American government with open arms. However, this phase ended when the U.S. government decided to put a limit on the number of immigrants accepted in the U.S. due to fear of communism. This country which was so often admired for its fairness and tolerance on immigration now has a broken immigration system which has become so cruel and unfair to businesses, workers, and families alike. President Obama strives to fix the United States’ many economic and social problems with his immigration reform. This plan, which promises temporary citizenship to qualifying immigrants, has put a strain in the relationship between the national and state governments. Texas’ current governor Greg Abbott is currently taking legal action against President Obama’s administration, he argues that President Obama’s immigration reform will hurt the economy. Greg Abbott is not only fighting Obama’s immigration reform but he is also making harmful decisions regarding the future of the Texas Dream Act. In order to understand the current immigration issues in the Unites States it is important to understand the recent changes

When the kids come over illegally they end up getting sent back, but with proper representation they could stay and start new and better lives for themselves. Many kids are also being diagnosed with mental illnesses they don 't have and they aren’t being properly treated. Many children in foster care show behaviors related to the abuse and trauma they have gone through in the past. But rather than getting the therapeutic counseling and mental health support to treat the problem, kids are given powerful psychotropic medications to control their behavior. Kids in foster care are often prescribed drugs at a higher rate than other children. The drugs they are given are not good for them and can cause physical and mental harm.

Central Latin Americans have been separated from their families, this is a huge problem. When a U.S.-born child’s parent/parents are deported they sometimes leave with them, stay in the U.S. with another parent/family member, or end up in

They see that it is the wrong thing to do to make the parents separate from their kids and let a complete stranger to take care of them. If they go with their parents to their home country they would go to a country that everything will be new to them and it would be somewhere they don't belong because they already started their life here in the U.S.. Separating immigrant families would make the kids suffer not knowing who is going to take care of them as well as not knowing where their parents are, as well as having the chance of never being able seeing them again. According to The Atlantic “The mental toll and isolation on both parents and children who remain in the U.S. can be devastating, which is often compounded by a reluctance or inability to access mental-health care that might bring some relief.” (Emily Deruy ). The separation of the parents and kids have led to the kids having a mental toll on them since they no longer will see their parents as well as not having the chance to get any type of help to get through this crisis that them and their parents are going through. The deportation of illgela immigrant families leave a mental scar to not only the kids but also the