My family members are immigrants from Mexico. Most of my family have become US citizen but some of my family members are not. For them, the fear of deportation is a concern now. Although the article specifically talked about Muslim immigrants, President Trump’s immigration policy targets Mexican immigrants. During his campaign, President Trump talked about building a wall and deporting all the Mexican, who are “rapists and murders.” My family are not criminals they are hard working individual trying to support their families. The president making these statements about minorities groups with disrespect and ignorance, makes discriminatory behavior seem acceptable. My family did not fear deportation as much before because they have done nothing wrong. It is the same for immigrants living in Detroit, who are getting deported over minor offenses. They are at risk of deportation not because of serious offenses but rather over traffic violations, minor misdemeanors, and past criminal record of relieved crime. It is upsetting seeing my family concern for their safety living in the US. The new policy posed threats for innocent people to be wrongly deported and break apart families, including my
My family members are immigrants from Mexico. Most of my family have become US citizen but some of my family members are not. For them, the fear of deportation is a concern now. Although the article specifically talked about Muslim immigrants, President Trump’s immigration policy targets Mexican immigrants. During his campaign, President Trump talked about building a wall and deporting all the Mexican, who are “rapists and murders.” My family are not criminals they are hard working individual trying to support their families. The president making these statements about minorities groups with disrespect and ignorance, makes discriminatory behavior seem acceptable. My family did not fear deportation as much before because they have done nothing wrong. It is the same for immigrants living in Detroit, who are getting deported over minor offenses. They are at risk of deportation not because of serious offenses but rather over traffic violations, minor misdemeanors, and past criminal record of relieved crime. It is upsetting seeing my family concern for their safety living in the US. The new policy posed threats for innocent people to be wrongly deported and break apart families, including my