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Immigration Rights
January 26, 2016
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Facts about Immigration and Deportation
3. Activist - Katherine Tabares
4. Activist - Alex Aldana
5. Fighting Deportation
6. The Outcome of Separating Families
7. Conclusion
8. Works Cited
Introduction
Have you ever thought about moving to America for a better life but
have it all change in just a second? Many families have been separated
because of deportation. Deportation is
theactionofdeportingaforeigner
fromacountry.Parentsgetseparatedfromtheirchildrenwhentheyget
deportedandtheirchildrengrowupinafosterhome.Inthisarticle,Iwill
explainthefactsofimmigrationanddeportation,talkaboutsomeactivists,
fightsagainstimmigrationanddeportation,andtheoutcomeofseparating
families.
Fighting Deportation
More than 20 people, including seven youths were arrested outside the
Activist Evelyn Rivera and her mother Yolanda, who was deported back to
Colombia over a minor traffic infraction, talked about
what its been like to
have been separated for the last 7 years.Hareth Andrade also spoke
about almost losing her father after he was detained for a traffic
infraction. For two months, she campaigned to stop her fathers
deportation and was ultimately successful.
Conclusion
As Franklin Roosevelt said Remember, and remember always, that all of
us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and
revolutionists. I used to take things for granted sometimes, but now I
realize that Im very lucky in life. Some kids dont have families, food on
the table, a roof over their head or even an education. These activists
fight against deportation and immigration and you should too.
Worked Cited
Fighting DeportationLogo, Luis. Over 20 Immigration Activists Arrested During Protests to
Stop Deportation.
huffingtonpost.com.
01 May 2014. Web. 29 January
2016.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/01/immigration-activists
-arrested_n_5246473.html
The Outcome of Separating FamiliesCarolina Moreno. An Emotional Plea From Mother And Daughter
Separated By Deportation
huffingtonpost.com.
07 Apr 2014. Web 29
January 2016.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/07/obama-deportation-machin
e_n_5105190.html
Activist: Alex Aldana-
Francisco
Alvarado
.
Youth immigration activists cross the border to protest
deportations
http://www.sfbg.com/politics/2014/03/19/youth-immigration-activists-c
ross-border-protest-deportations
Activist: Katherine Tabareshttp://www.maketheroad.org/article.php?ID=3053
Facts about Immigration and Deportationhttp://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/10/02/u-s-deportations-of-
immigrants-reach-record-high-in-2013/
http://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/resources