I always knew the border was a violent place but this
article brought to light the severe conditions of the border that I was unaware
of. The fact that drones used in Afghanistan are being used on the Sonoran
border is startling to me. The U.S.-Mexico border should not be compared to a
war zone. The border is the bridge to a better life. But there is no denying
the horrific violence that takes place along the border, from killings of
border crossers to the murders of the women of Juarez.
Border Patrol is policing any neighborhood with a large
Latino population. This is a recipe for disaster. This will result in racial
profiling which is rampant in Arizona. This angers me most, when officers
attack innocent people who “look” like they might be “illegal.” What does
illegal look like exactly? This method will perpetuate the racist ideologies of
Latinos and the undocumented community.
They should not be focusing on Latino immigrants who just
want to come here for work, for a better life. Their focus on Latino immigrants
is causing them to disregard international terrorists, a threat much more dangerous
than Latinos coming here for work, in my opinion. The effort and money the
government is putting towards expanding a fence around the border is
preposterous. They choose to forget that fact that Latino immigrants make up a
great percentage of the low wage work force.
People who cross the borders have families, a story, they
should not be reduced to a statistic.
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