Detention Center
Jeh Johnson, the secretary of Homeland Security, recently announced the opening of the USs largest immigrate "detention facility." This facility, specifically designed to house women and children, contains cabins which house up to eight people. These cabins are furnished and contain things to care for children and even TVs. There is also a school where children go for five hours a day, five days a week. The government believes that being held in a detention center will act as a deterrent to boarder crossings. Additionally, people believe that facilities such as this will allow for immigrants seeking refuge a place to get back on their feet and seek help. People against this facility argue that it costs too much money or that we should be deporting illegal immigrants as opposed to housing them. Which side are you on and why?
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I think that this detention center will probably be beneficial for both the immigrants and the government. The center does send a message to the immigrants and tells them that they will not be staying in the United States, but it does so in a humane and comfortable way. However, there are downsides to this project. The comfort of the detention center is less deterrent than jail or immediate deportation, which could possibly be a problem. The facility also costs money, and I do not think it is fair that the American government and people should have to pay so much to house illegal immigrants in such a comfortable manner for extended periods of time. However, as long as the deportation process is quick and painless, I think that these detention centers could be helpful in solving the issue of illegal immigration.
ReplyDeleteI am on both sides of whether or not these detention centers are a good idea. On the one hand, many of these immigrants are trying come to America to start a new life and are searching for a chance to give their kids an opportunity they never had. The detention centers allow the parents to gather themselves and get back on their feet while their children to get an education. Like Raman said, this is a very humane way of handling the immigration problem that the United Sates is facing. On the other hand, this is a waste of taxpayers money. There are actual United States citizens who are homeless or barely able to put food on the table and here is our government giving food and shelter to immigrants.
ReplyDeleteThese detention facilities have every good intention. They are a great way to help people get back on their feet. It will be a safe place for people to stay and even be educated. The only problem is that it will cost a good amount of money. The thing that bothers me is that if a person is being deported anyway why let them stay for such a extended amount of time. I think it is good to give people a place to stay in-between as long as it doesn't become a almost permanent thing. A part of me does agree that this is a waste of taxpayers money and I would not argue with someone that is mad to be paying for this. In the end it's a good idea in theory but I don't think it will be that beneficial in the long run.
ReplyDeleteFor me, this is a hard issue to take a position on. On one side, I understand why people would want to immigrate to America. I think the detention facilities would be a good place to house the immigrants while also educating them. But, if we are struggling with an immigration problem right now, why are we going to keep them in the country? Also, if we are keeping these people in the facilities until they are back on their feet, how do we judge when they have accomplished that? I am also finding it hard to accept these detention facilities since they would be created with tax payers money.
ReplyDeleteI have mixed feelings about these detention centers. On one hand, I think that it is a great idea because it is very humane. On the other hand, I think that it should not be created with tax payer money. Like dan said, there are U.S. citizens that don't have a roof over there heads or food on the table and yet we are helping these immigrants who are being deported anyways. I think that the intention of these dentition centers are great but I think it needs to be funded differently. How I don't know.
ReplyDeleteIt's important to understand that these women and children who cross the border are doing so illegally, which makes them criminals. This "detention center" provides food, shelter, safety, education, and even entertainment for illegals, all funded with taxpayer money. Therefore, it is not a deterrent, but rather a safe haven for illegal immigrants to seek. Why not send them to a regular prison if they are going to be deported anyway? Many of the prisons to which we send illegal immigrants are closely guarded and will ensure the safety of these women and children, without acting as vacation lodges that offer amenities these illegals never had. It's not America's responsibility to provide humanitarian aid to those who disregard our laws, especially when the aid is given at the expense of legal American citizens who are struggling themselves.
ReplyDeleteThis facility could serve as a great opportunity for those who were born into disdvantaged regions of the world to start a new life. It is an essential principle of the American Dream. However, I could see this as a project for the future. Many Americans live below the poverty line, are not given an adequate education, or are even homeless. First we must focus on our citizens then we can create a place for others.
ReplyDeleteClearly illegal immigrants going through court proceedings need a secure place to live, but I believe the government should work to make stays in the facilities as short as possible. It would be a travesty if illegal immigrants going through unnecessarily long court processes lived in the free housing for an extended period. The courts should work to move as fast as possible.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I'm certainly not against immigrants entering this country, and not against giving them some refuge while they're here, but, like Andy said, our court systems should be working harder to process the people so that the homeless and ethnocentric of America don't feel jipped.Unlike some of the earlier comments though, I don't think the right approach is treating these people as criminals. People say they "understand" that there are mothers and children, but the point is that these people don't have homes, prospects, or money. This country was made out of immigrants, so what's wrong with them now?
ReplyDeleteI think that the detention centers will not deter immigrants because we would be giving them exactly what they hope to acheive by hopping the border. We give them a place to stay, an education, and food at Americans' expense. This would encourage me to cross the border, I would hope to be put in these detention centers! The reason these people are leaving their countries is because their life is so bad there that they're willing to take this dangerous journey. Offering them room and board would encourage them to cross.
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