Texas Democrats divided over border crisis bill

Texas Democrats divided over border crisis bill

In recent months, Texas has been flooded with thousands of illegal immigrants of all ages, including unaccompanied children crossing the border in search of a better life.  Some have referred to the border problem as the “human tragedy”.  Some cross the border believing that once they get into the U.S. they will be granted asylum according to the Dream Act and a 2008 law that grants asylum hearing to any child not from a border nation.  Thus, Texas legislators want to pass a bill that would amend the 2008 provision in the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization act, which requires unaccompanied minors coming to the U.S. from Central America receive greater legal protection than immigrants from bordering countries do.  This legislation would force thousands of minors to return to their country thus returning to their harmful and deadly lifestyles.

In the old bill, it took about three to five years for those immigrants who had a claim to go to court.  However, with the new bill it would take less than a week for a judge to decide whether an immigrant had a case to move forward of not.  In other words, Texas legislators want to speed the process of sending these illegal immigrants back home.  In the process of rushing things, there will be casualties.  Minors who were victims of human trafficking will fall through the crack and will be sent back to their old state.  While the situation may seem out of control at the border.  It does not seem right for Texas legislators to enact a bill just to rush the process since it could involve life or death.

The border problem concerns every American and thus everyone should read this article on The Texas Tribune so they could have an awareness of what is going on.  Furthermore, since the legislators are divided in their decisions it is of outmost importance that we (the people) contact our state representatives and express our concerns in the matter.  We should all try to understand what is going on with these immigrants coming to the U.S. and how we could help them.    It does not matter whether you are for or against illegal immigrants crossing the border.  The problem is real and the problem is now thus we should get involved by contacting our state representatives and expressing our concerns.