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The Importance Of Human Rights

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After examining the readings, it is easy to conclude that unauthorized immigrants to the United Sates do not have enough rights. There are laws that protect migrants, such as a few that were discussed in “The Development of International Human Rights Laws” which protects individuals from torture, or enslavement; individuals also have their right of freedom of religion, along with other basic human rights that were not mentioned (Laets). However, the doctrine that was signed by the United States to protect people within its borders is still lacking in important rights that could further protect migrants from harm.
Humans have migrated across the globe sense the dawn of time. Migrating to Europe from Africa. From the Old World, to the New World, and they continue to move across the globe to this day. Countries signing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights have acknowledged this as a basic human right, thusly, people have the right to leave their country (Laets). However, as it was discussed in the reading, people have rights that allow them to leave a country, but there is no rights that are protecting people when they are entering a country (Fitzpatrick, Brotman, & Brotman, 2002).
In addition, one of the reading explained that as a First-World country we tend to take advantage that we have the privilege to go to many places (The development of international human rights laws). Our privilege as citizens are protected, but people who are immigrating sometimes do not have

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