Assignment 7A

2) The who: Immigrants detained at the boarder 

The problem: They are stuck, detained at the boarder with nothing to do while they await clearance to enter the United States.

The Why: there are so many immigrants trying to enter the U.S. illegally that they cannot all be cleared quickly, and they must remain in custody until such point. 

3) Most immigrants that are caught trying to enter the country illegally are detained and are in this position unable to contribute anything productive to the economy or to themselves. Because this is cumulative, meaning that the more people there are the greater the problem becomes, it applies to all immigrants. The reason this is a problem is because they are being detained and cannot be productive members of society, and because of this require millions of dollars in tax dollars for temporary living, food, and clothing. Many people would argue this problem exists for different reasons. Some would blame the immigrants themselves for attempting to illegally break into a country, and claim that a solution would be to find refuse elsewhere, apply legally, or immigrate to another country. Others would argue that the United States is at fault for not developing methods with which to solve this issue more effectively. However, because of the large scale of the issue there is little either party can do to prevent its existence. Therefore the only response is to find a solution to mitigate the effects of the problem and attempt to solve it. 

4a) My mom immigrated to the United States from Latin America when she was 19, and did so legally, through a student Visa. She agrees that people immigrating here must be vetted through a process to ensure equality and practicality, and agrees that something must be done to increase the effectiveness if the immigrants currently waiting at the boarder, waiting to be approved. 

4b) Anthony is a 3rd year student here at UF, and while he was born and raised in the United States, he recognizes the issue at the boarder because of the amount of media coverage it receives. He says that "Everyone should have an opportunity to come to the U.S. and seek freedom.. it just seems right". While these are caring words, the he admits the issue of making sure the U.S. is aware of who is entering the country remains unsolved. 

4c) Sasha is a freshman at UF and has parents from Cuba, even though she grew up in Miami. When asked about the  problem going on at the boarder she argued that the responsibility lies with the U.S. government for not being sufficiently prepared to handle the influx of immigrants attempting to gain entry into the country. 

4d) 27 year old James graduated from FSU with a degree in political science and says that the issue is more complicated than the media makes it out to be,. There are rarely bad people, trying to hurt a group of people maliciously, he argues. More often it's oversight and inefficient bureaucracy that struggle to effectively execute legislation that  may help, or its people trying to do their best but passing inefficient laws because they lack understanding over a certain issue and the effects in may have in other areas. James argues the best solution would be to pass clear procedures to vet people as quickly as possible, and help relocate others who cannot enter the country, even if it does mean millions of taxdollars. 

4e) Dr. Ramos, a physician working in Missouri says that it is vital for immigrants at the boarder to have something to do. He says they, along with institutionalized prisoners suffer physiologically if they are left without anything to do for extended periods of time. He argues that allowing them freedom to roam around or give them tasks would help their mental health. 

5) Given these interviews, I see that while everyone wishes for the best, there are many different ways people see the same issue. Because of this difference in viewpoint, people have different solutions for the same problem. However, it did become clear to me that the amount of people detained at the boarder does pose a problem. both because of of tax dollars and because they have little to do while detained.