When it comes to the topic of immigration, most of us will readily agree that something needs to be done to improve the immigration system. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of how to fix a broken system. Whereas some are convinced that we need to militarize our border and secure it, others maintain that there should be some form of amnesty given to those who are already here in the U.S. illegally. Although it is wrong and illegal to enter the U.S. illegally many Latinos still continue to do so and this is where the debate of immigration reform and policy comes into play. It appears that neither side of this debate has a concrete solution to this problem. Moreover, we have the humanitarian issue of women and children coming into this country at an alarming rate with no where to go and no food or shelter.
Figure 1 (Connor) Figure 2 (Illegal Immigrants Protest)
Americans are divided on how to solve this problem striking many protests and arguments. Figure 1 shows protests from our own community
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The decision will ultimately lead to a backlash from their own constituents and impede efforts to provide a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants living in America. This decision will ultimately define the future of the politics in America. The political importance of the Latino vote is closely tied to immigration reform and the American Presidency will be impacted by the Latino vote. The complex immigration reform policies are directly related to the future of America, both to the American people as to who we are and what we stand for, but more so to the political parties as they try to gain America's greatest asset, the Latino vote. The immigration debate has now generated so many divisions in our society that it has become the "civil rights debate of 21st century” (Balkaran