THE IMMIGRATION PARADOX
The Immigration Paradox
1. What are the different positions regarding immigration that are depicted?
While there are those who are angrily and passionately opposed to immigration, there are others who, like Lourd Lee Vasquez at the onset, wonder why immigration is a deeply emotive issue for some. Those in the second category feel that we are all members of the human race and should, thus, strive to get along with each other. However, there are others who have a much deeper perspective about immigration sourced from their deeper understanding of Americas history as well as the history of immigration itself.
2. What are the significant problems in addressing immigration into the United States that are discussed in the movie?
Our country, as some of those featured in the film including Dr. Michael L. Schwalbe, Michele Waslin, and Angela Kelley indicate, continues to deploy an immigration system that is inherently outdated. Some of the experts featured in the film also indicate that when it comes to how best to solve the issue of undocumented immigrants in the country, no consensus has been arrived at. It is also...
This is to say that the policies formulated on this front ought to be founded upon good understanding of migration history in the U.S. Indeed, as Lourd Lee Vasquez points out, it is because of our poor comprehension of the issue that we have been repeating some historical injustices on this front. Thus, in the final analysis, I am convinced that a society that is better connected and more informed will be less fixated on inequality and exploitation and be more focused on…
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