Migrant Crisis Case Study

Immigration has played an important role throughout American history. What fundamentally sets America apart from other nations is the foundation that it was created by immigrants seeking a better life for themselves and their children (Camarota & Zeigler, 2016). During times of economic growth, laborers have been imported, and deported during recessions (Flores, 2016). An average of 1.1 million immigrants relocate to the United States annually (Storesletten, 2000). US Customs and Border Control officials, have witnessed a significant increase in the number of “unaccompanied alien minors” from Latin America, anticipating 75,000 minors (if not more) from 2016 to 2017 (Rush, 2016). The average age for “unaccompanied alien minors” is 11 years

Due to so much violence between the gangs it has led to people to get out of the country. Most of them were children. Seeking a safer environment, the parents send their kids to the United States. Some of the kids travel alone while others travel with a parent or relative. More than 70,000 children had come to the United States. The children were from Mexico, and from the Northern Triangle- Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. The majority of the children had come from the Northern Triangle, with about 74% of the children. These children are either trying to reconnect with a parent that left to the United States years ago or help a family in crushing poverty, as well as other reasons. Fifty-eight percent of 400 youths that were interviews had said they had been threatened, fear of serious harm, had suffered, by gangs. Most of the kids that had come from Mexico are taken back while for the others that are coming from the Northern Triangle are placed into a temporary shelter while their deportation proceeding are made. There was a law in 2008 (Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act) that allows the children from Central America to have a court hearing before they are in a position to stay or be deported. The come of many children has been controversial because which was built under the Bush administration to deal with 6,000 to 8,000 children not with 52,000. The shelters that are

Part of being an effective community advocate and a leader was listening to the needs of the population I was serving and providing them with the resources necessary to facilitate the transition into a new country and life. I dedicated time to interview each unaccompanied minor in order to learn about their reasons for migration, most included stories of violence, war, and abuse. The stories I recorded and the research I conducted into each child’s case was used to determine eligibility for services and legal representation. In addition, after becoming aware of the difficulty many of these children experienced in learning English at their new schools, I took the initiative to lead weekly English classes for recently arrived

In June of 2014, Vice President Joe Biden met with leaders from Central American countries including Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico “to help highlight warnings about the dangers of crossing Mexico and the United States border, as well as the futility of trying to obtain legal status without a proper visa.”(Archibold) The number of unaccompanied children migrating to the United States continues to steadily increase since its initial boom in the late 1990’s. Highlighted in the 2006 biographical piece, Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario, the author writes to express the dangers not just at the U.S.-Mexican border, but rather from Central American countries throughout Mexico itself to get to the borderline.

You cannot watch the news lately without hearing something on DACA. DACA (Differed Action for Childhood Arrivals), which was an executive order signed by President Obama in hopes of encouraging congress to finally decide on immigration policies. DACA was created in 2012 by executive order by President Obama. According to the Immigrant Legal Resource Center DACA, “is a prosecutorial discretion that provides a work permit and relief from removal for two years to certain eligible undocumented youth (DACA Fact Sheet). The youth that are eligible for DACA must be currently in school, have graduated or have a GED (General Education Development) certificate, have a clean adult criminal record and must be at least 15 years old but not over the

Soichet, an editor and writer for CNN frequently reporting on immigration issues, explained that in June of 2012 the President Obama administration began a program known as DACA, The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The goal of DACA was to help protect children that came from deportation into the United States as a youth immigrant. Those who entered the country illegally since June 15, 2007, previous to the age of sixteen and under the age of thirty-one as of June 15, 2012, would be allowed to apply to defer deportation and stay in America legally for two years. Soichet highlighted that you need to be currently in school, have a completion of high school or GED certificate. Also, you cannot be convicted of three or more misdemeanors or a felony, Soichet pointed out. Soichet wrote that DACA recipients have been able to enroll in college, secure a legal job, and get a driver's license. A total of 787,580 people have been approved for this program since it started Soichet added. However, through this

Imagine yourself being a child of an undocumented immigrant, how would you feel if you watch the Television every day, and all you see is people been deported to their countries of origin because of their illegal status? Immigration has become one of the hottest topics that everyone is talking about, to specify, undocumented immigrants has suddenly become the target towards improving the nation’s economy. However, the damage that are resulting as we impound the fear of deportation on these undocumented immigrants are been neglected. Over 11 million undocumented immigrants resides in the US, formed families and have U.S born children (Suro and Suarez-Orozco). Today, among 15 children, there is one U.S born citizen with an undocumented parent (Suro and Suarez-Orozco). These children are nurtured by illegal parents who goes through emotional distress everyday due to the difficulties they face as they watch politicians calling out on

According to Enforcemen, U.s. Immigration And Customs. ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Report (n.d.): n. pag. Web.removed about 69,478 non-criminal immigrants in 2015 alone. When deporting illegal immigrants, family separation and many more problems are almost unavoidable. Every day millions of immigrants have the fear of deportation, or, a “pail of fear” that hangs over them. Most Americans Overlook the devastating affects a deportation has on a child, family and community. “a total of 16.6 million people currently live in mixed-status families—with at least one unauthorized immigrant—and a third of U.S. citizen children of immigrants live in mixed-status families.” Growing up with the “pail of fear” often leaves a child afraid of the police, children often associate police with immigrant officials. confusion has lead many children and even adults afraid to report crimes because of their

As current president Barack Obama stated, “Put yourself in their shoes. Imagine you’ve done everything right your entire life… only to suddenly face the threat of deportation to a country that you know nothing about, with a language that you may not even speak” (Obama). These kids, who know little of their home country, have grown up in America for most of their childhood as law abiding children who lack U.S. citizenship. Back at home, children are frequently on the front lines of danger, and so a parent’s only option is to pay up to $7500 to smuggle their child into America (Ross). Until America reassesses this issue with illegal alien minors, young, innocent children will be returned to a poverty-stricken lifestyle with no way out.

Immigration policy is in the news again as Congress and President Obama wrestling with how best to deal with a rising tide of undocumented immigrants, particularly, children from Central American countries like El Salvador. Salvadoran immigration to the United States has been fairly recent, intensifying in the late 80’s and continuing today unabated. The movement has a profound significance for both countries. Salvadorans help make up the backbone of America by taking low paying jobs few others show interest in taking. They work long hours and send money back to family members in El Salvador. This cash flow is vital to sustaining the Salvadoran economy, and preserving peace in an area plagued by violence--- a goal long sought by policy makers in America beginning in the 1980s.

The topic that I have chosen to write about is the vast mistreatment and inhumane treatment that the migrant workers in southern Florida are exposed to every single day. There are countless instances in which the migrant workers are treated like a modern day slave. For example they are paid nearly forty five cents for each 32 pound bucket of tomatoes that they haul. Not to mention all the ways in which there pay is docked and subsequently they are paid less and less. The migrant workers of southern Florida get docked pay for taking a shower using the restroom on the job and things along the lines of what a normal human being should be provisioned by the employer. They are offered all sorts of things by the recruiting members of the tomato companies.

The number of desperate people fleeing destruction, poverty, war and persecution is growing rapidly, and has increased at an unprecedented rate this year due to the unrest in the Middle East, unrest that has resulted in thousands of undocumented immigrants risking their lives travelling by sea to places such as Italy. The increase of men, women and children crossing the U.S border in search of a better life has always been a problem but lately these numbers have also risen at an alarming rate. An article published in ‘The New American’ online publication, states that the undocumented immigrants crossing into the United States are now originating from as many as 75 nations, the majority of which have questionable immunization and health standards, if any at

The migrant worker crisis is a really big problem in the UAE. The UAE has experienced a huge construction boom over the last several years. They have built great projects like the louvre, a NYU campus, and the Burj Khalifa also known as the tallest building in the world. But, nobody ever talks about the people that are actually building these masterpieces. The UAE is going through a huge crisis called the UAE migrant worker crisis. The main issues surrounding the UAE migrant worker crisis are that workers aren't being paid what they were promised, these people can't leave, and these workers are living in terrible conditions.

allow themselves to be told what migration policy they should practice but it has not solved the migrant crisis either. Neither of these methods works. Germany needs a policy that has clear: (1) Admission and Residence Provisions and (2) Refugee Claims and Political Asylum (Hailbronner, 1998, p. 208-224).

INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE. President of the Republic of Croatia will participate at the regional Conference on possible new migration crisis and its impact on Central and South-East Europe. The Conference will focus on (1) new security environment in the southern neighborhood, including North Africa and Middle East, (2) security challenges to European countries affected by the previous migration crisis in 2015, and (3) to address possible more synchronized and coordinated actions and responses dealing with new crisis. As part of the preparation for the Conference, the National Security Council meeting is scheduled at the beginning of February 2017.