Personally human trafficking and illegal immigration has never been something that has directly affected me until now.
When I heard Celia’s story in the book I really realized that this is happening to people. People of any age and gender are
being promised to be allowed to move to a new country and have a better life. When really they are being sent to complete
different countries in boxes and being forced to do god knows what. This issue really hit me up side the head that some one
was having a better life promised to them and being sent to a worse one. When researching this topic I found an article that
was talking about how the United states is finally taking action in this and putting a stop to it. This article really made me
happy because so many of the other articles I looked at simply stated that this was the illegals fault, they put their trust in
Coyotes and illegal immigrant personal. I found this almost repulsive because they are saying the fact that they have
dreams to move to a better life, is their fault? I didn’t think so, so I kept looking and found this article which made much more sense to me. This was an article about a political debate in which the were saying that any one working or helping
out with human trafficking would be immediately prosecuted and sent to jail. This was amazing to me because this
meant there was a room full of politicians saying that this would not be tolerated. I think this really related because in the
book Maria said “He promised us safety and a better life, we were sent off with all of our belongings, but to nothing like
he promised” (Farmer 140-143). This was a part of Celia's story in which she is talking about the Coyotes who promised
her and a few other villagers just before being sent to El Patron. This article really relates to that exact sentence to me
because the article is saying these people are being promised something and then having it ripped away from them and
they have no control of it They cant stop where they are sent because they are originally being promised to be sent to the
States not a possible drug farm like Celia...
http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/15/human-trafficking-a-national-security-issue-obama-task-force-told/
When I heard Celia’s story in the book I really realized that this is happening to people. People of any age and gender are
being promised to be allowed to move to a new country and have a better life. When really they are being sent to complete
different countries in boxes and being forced to do god knows what. This issue really hit me up side the head that some one
was having a better life promised to them and being sent to a worse one. When researching this topic I found an article that
was talking about how the United states is finally taking action in this and putting a stop to it. This article really made me
happy because so many of the other articles I looked at simply stated that this was the illegals fault, they put their trust in
Coyotes and illegal immigrant personal. I found this almost repulsive because they are saying the fact that they have
dreams to move to a better life, is their fault? I didn’t think so, so I kept looking and found this article which made much more sense to me. This was an article about a political debate in which the were saying that any one working or helping
out with human trafficking would be immediately prosecuted and sent to jail. This was amazing to me because this
meant there was a room full of politicians saying that this would not be tolerated. I think this really related because in the
book Maria said “He promised us safety and a better life, we were sent off with all of our belongings, but to nothing like
he promised” (Farmer 140-143). This was a part of Celia's story in which she is talking about the Coyotes who promised
her and a few other villagers just before being sent to El Patron. This article really relates to that exact sentence to me
because the article is saying these people are being promised something and then having it ripped away from them and
they have no control of it They cant stop where they are sent because they are originally being promised to be sent to the
States not a possible drug farm like Celia...
http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/15/human-trafficking-a-national-security-issue-obama-task-force-told/
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ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting blog post. I know in near the grade 8 hallway there are a few posters about human trafficking, and how we need to stop it. I guess this article directly relates to that issue. One thing I'm wondering about his how do the politicians plan to stop it? It's easy to talk about it, but actually stoping it will be much more difficult. The people who are trying to illegally immigrate to another country will try not to attract government attention, which will make it hard for governments to help them.
ReplyDeleteWhy do think that people chose to immigrate illegally? What issues in the world these days could persuade someone to immigrate illegally? Drug trafficking, violence?
ReplyDeleteHow do all these aspects relate to Celia's story?
Jordan, I really enjoyed your take on illegal immigration. The vast majority of people treat illegal immigrants with extreme distaste, while you look upon them with compassion. I like your attitude toward this subject, since I sympathize with people in these situations as well. Your writing is engaging and thought-provoking, but it contains a few grammar errors. Around the fourth sentence or so, "up side" should be "upside". Having said this, I don't think it is necessary for you to change it, as it does not affect the flow of the text. Overall, you've done a very good job Jordan. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteJordan, is it really not the 'illegals' faults though? Because the illegals ARE putting their trust into coyotes, etc. and if they are willing to take the risk of illegally immigrating, shouldn't they be the ones facing the consequences? Also, even though there are consequences occurring and misleading coyotes, etc. don't you think there are reasons that people like Celia choose to put their trust into coyotes? What kind of reasons do you personally believe about why illegals take these chances?
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