Immigration Issues

My first website is anti-immigration but deals with the more problematic issue of illegal immigration and the continuing security threats along the 2,000 mile long border.

http://www.usborderpatrol.com/Border_Patrol1301.htm

The website deals with illegal immigration more than legal, but I chose to focus on this as I believe that it is due to the illegal population rather than the legal, that American-Latinos or 'Hispanics' have become the majority minority and are expected to make up 50% of the US population in the next 40 years.

This websites interest focuses solely on one of the biggest problems facing America today. The Mexican-US border is one that is constantly under attack from illegal aliens trying to get into the US, drug smugglers attempting to export drugs to the States and the Agents protecting the border are constantly under attack. Very aware of this fact, usbordercontrol.com want to make it absolutely clear of the problems they face from Mexico and the lack of security on the border.

"The flood of Mexican illegal aliens across the United States southern border is wanton, violent, continuous, and unchecked. That is the truth. There is no "alternate" truth."



The website has a variety of different tabs and some lengthy explanations as to what effects illegal immigration has and how underfunded and understaffed the US Border Patrol really is. One point that I picked up on was that any border security (including barriers) is funded entirely by US tax-payers and with no input from the Mexican Government which, needless to say, I found shocking. The website highlights the problems that illegal aliens are causing along the border, and should they break through, in the US. Employment among US Citizen's (particularly those who are white) is dropping due to the cheap labour that is offered by illegal immigrants, particularly in southern states such as Texas and Arizona. The entire website makes for interesting reading, but it is abundantly clear that this is anti-immigration.


My pro-immigration website is http://www.latinospro.org/ which is a website dedicated to making a better life for those wanting to emigrate and those who have already done so, but feel that they are restricted because they are a minority. Clearly a pro-group, Latinos Progresando is based in "Chicago's Pilsen and Little Village neighbourhoods which together is the second largest Mexican population in the country". Aiming to boost the profile of Latino immigrants and present them in a positive light, the website promotes how education is the way forward for the younger generation and although it does not say it so bluntly, I think the main aim is to put forward the school of thought that assimilation is the key, which ironically is what the Latino community of infamous for not doing.

The service they provide is also of that of a legal nature. possibly encouraging those who want to immigrate, to do it through the right channels and not to do it illegally as so many others in the Latino community have done before. Again. it is all to put Latino immigrants in a positive light.

Although the website seems to be aimed at younger people, I think the point the group are trying to get across is one that we hear quite often which is " Children are our future" and I believe that as the future seems to be looking distinctly Latino in the US, action needs to be taken now in order to build safe communities.