Personal Narrative: My Experience With The US/Mexico Border

The issue of illegal immigration is one of the hotly debated topics in almost every facet of society, especially among political leaders. This topic has also received huge media attention and reaction in the recent past including an article written by William Finnegan and published by The New Yorker. The article focuses on addressing the issue of borderlines and is based on the move by 17 Congress members, who wrote a letter on 28th April 2010 demanding an instant action from President Obama to enhance border security. While the increase in illegal immigration has declined in the recent past, there is still a great need to enhance border security, particularly in the as violence in the neighborhood of U.S. Mexico has continued to escalate at an alarming rate. Therefore, evaluating the need to improve border security to lessening illegal immigration is vital for enhancing the country's security and understanding its impacts on America's economy and labor force.

I’m not Mexican, and the opinion of the Hispanic is that they come to United States for a better life. I’m interesting in the topic that relate to citizenship status. America is proud to be diverse but want to keep out some people. I want know what the reason is. This paper will look at the different side of the issues of immigration in the US and focus on the plan to be built a Mexican border wall. After doing some research, I will make a thesis about whether or not the border wall will be a good idea and it seems like it will work. The border wall will not be effective in keeping out Mexican. I think it will be waste of money.

One of the most divisive stories in the news today, literally and figuratively is the border wall that the Trump administration is trying to put up. Despite some of the more negative aspects of this plan, there is a silver lining to this wall. For one thing, immigrants cross the Border whether there’s a wall or not, and nothing is more disconcerting than trying to go about your day and having to bear witness to the victims of Border Patrol. Also, the Border Wall is attempting to slow down the rate of illegal activity and raise the level of documentation throughout America. Despite the fact that it seems stereotypical or narrow-minded to say that a lot of unqualified people are sneaking into the US, Daniel Horowitz made an excellent point when he said, “It has been said that no fence can stop the determination of illegal immigrants seeking job prospects or drug running and human trafficking opportunities.”(www.procon.org). We can’t ignore the gracity of such a massive project; therefore, we must acknowledge the Pros… but in the same sense we must recognize the

It is amazing to think about the great lengths one is willing to go to take in order to provide for their family and the slight chance of a better life. The immigrants crossing the U.S border from Mexico are the ones taking the deadly journey through the fiery desert. They all have different backgrounds, family but the one thing they all share is the goal of escaping poverty to find riches in the united states “and there it was, the line dividing not just two countries, but the developed and developing worlds, wealth and poverty” (Karaim, Reed). It’s extremely important to be aware or have some type of knowledge on this sometimes sensitive and controversial subject. It’s very important to know about the U.S/Mexican border because it’s affecting our everyday life even if we’re hours away from the physical border. The government is making laws in our cities because of the affect that immigrants have on the state and country from crossing over the border illegally. For example, SB1070 was created because of the immigration problem in the state of Arizona “SB1070 was intended to scare immigrants back into Mexico” (Karaim, Reed). If immigration wasn’t a problem then this law would have never existed or been created in the first place. It also affects us by putting us in great

“I will build a great wall- and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me- and I’ll build them very inexpensively on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words”-Donald Trump. Whether the United States builds a wall, deports hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants, or does nothing about it, the so called “uncontrollable problem” of immigration is still present today. America, for the past 100 years, has been faced with this dilemma that immigrants come and pursue the American dream but some doing it illegally. Not only has that been an added contribution to the issue of America’s economic stability but also how America is seen as a nation. Immigration, now more than ever, has become a national crisis that needs to be taken care of immediately.

The importance of a border region has always been an issue of sovereignty--which national or international power can claim the right to control a border? The U.S./Mexico borderlands are no exception, and the transgression between malleable policies and stringent militarization has occurred rapidly throughout the 20th century. The high levels of socioeconomic and political ties that have existed within the border regions of California, New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona have evolved since the boom of industrialization that occurred after World War II. The development of a relationship between the United States and Mexico has been intertwined since the 1800s and policies concerning border politics have led us to believe that the border region is

This letter is to detail when I crossed the border into the United States. In 1999 I arrived to Tijuana, Mexico I do not remember the day or the month exactly. A lady came up wondering that if I was going to cross the United States, and I said yes, then she took me to a men. The man said to me that it could help me to cross into the United States, and I accepted. He took me to Tecate, Mexico where he had 10 more people, when we arrived to tecate, Mexico at 6 in the afternoon, We went up to the first 8 in a truck and we were driving us as 1 1/2 approximately. From there we went walking in the mountains, we walked about 5 hours, until we came to a river or canal of water there they already had a chamber of water used as a lifeguard. They told us that this water was a dirty water or black waters.

America, the greatest country in the world. Beautiful, prosperous, and technologically advanced are all qualities that come to mind when a person thinks about the United States. But no matter how great a country may seem, there is always a problem gnawing at it, wearing it away. For the United states one of the main things eating through the greatness is illegal immigration, mainly across the Mexican border. Several proposals have been made to protect the Mexican border such as deportation of the current illegals, the creation of a wall, and increased security around the border. Although all of these may be valid points, I believe some would work better than others.

When I got arrested it took place in my neighborhood. It was very scary for me because I haven’t done anything wrong. And the police officer was very rude and aggressive. He didn’t even read me my Miranda rights. But the situation was resolved once we got to the station, and they realized they had arrested the wrong person and they said they were very sorry. I on the other hand decided to sue them.

Communication apprehension has been a struggle for me being an immigrant from Mexico. Conversing in my native language I am very vocal, participative and communicative with extensive vocabulary. Communication in a second language presented a language barrier and apprehension of making grammar mistakes and embarrassment of my accent.

A big issue predominantly with the border of Mexico and the U.S is drug traffic into our country. The drug cartel is a serious problem that needs to be put at rest because they threaten the safety of our country. Every day millions of drugs are passed through unknowingly by the Cartel and we are slowly cracking down on them. They only way we can do that, are to further support border control. “Though the drug war receives minimal attention north of the border, some authorities say it increasingly threatens the stability of the Mexican state and poses a security threat to the United States.” Ever since Mexico has took action against the cartel, violence has grown and has caused us to worry.

I shuffled and lowered my body parallel to the border, knowing that no patrols would stop by at this time of day. My eyes began to water and I let out a shaky gasp as my voice rasped, "Oh Starclan, what am I suppose to do?" Distress poured out of my voice, as I wrapped my tail around my paws.

The current situation on the US and Mexico border is not as bad as it has been in the past. In 1986 and in 2000, extreme amounts of illegal immigrants crossed the border. The true numbers are unknown, though 1.6 million were caught. Measures were taken to reduce these numbers with a fourteen mile long, ten-foot high fence erected along the San Diego border in 1990. Between then and 1996, more fences were built, mainly around residential areas like El Paso. With the 1.6 million illegals in 2000 and over a million in 2004, 05, and 06, new actions were made. A 2005 law waived any other laws or

The immigration reforms that are yet to be enacted will see the United States government erect a 2000 mile fence along its border with Mexico. The question that still lingers on is whether the erection of this wall will provide a long lasting solution to illegal immigrant's issue that has proved to an elephant in the room to the United States Customs and Border Protection agency (Fox News Latino, 2013). The erection of this enormous wall will mean that the government will more land from property owners to actualize its plans. Property owners in the southernmost tip of Mexico are not taking this issue lightly considering that hundreds of people lost their property during the last fence construction spree. It is not a secret that residents are against this initiative going by sentiments that were aired by the Los Angelus residents who lost their land in 2008 when a hamlet surrounded on three sides by Rio Grande was to get a U-shaped segment fencing (Fox News Latino, 2013). The communities who are likely to be affected by the erection of the wall are adamant that the government of the United States should hire more agents to patrol the porous United States border with Mexico. This would cushion them against imminent land loss and at the same time provide employment opportunities to the unemployed. Sentiments aired by lawmakers from this region appear to bolster the opinions of the residents. In fact, three democratic

“Borders are the worst invention ever made by politicians,” Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president stated this while reflecting on globalization’s failed promise of borderless nations, and the creation of borders more rigid than ever (2016). Across the world, wall building has become the common political strategy used by nations who deem physical barriers as the only way to deal with difficult neighboring nations. The increasing fortification of borders as not just a political line, but as an established physical barrier, responds to the security and migration issues at a global level. Border walls are used for varying purposes, walls can separate opposing forces; often, they are used to make territorial claims; however the more problematic use, is the keep out unwanted groups.