I'm well aware that even though the issues surrounding my chosen topic are tragic in many cases, and disheartening to hear for many, that there are two sides to every story. Not everyone will feel the same about the issue, and so I thought it would be a great idea to spend some time researching the different thoughts on the topic.
I think when designing for anything, it's good to have as many opinions on it as possible, even understanding the negative can allow you to design for the positive.
The following opinions then are comments and responses to the video material and articles discussion surround the subject, taken from different websites such as The Independant, Daily Mail, Global Voices, and YouTube.
Please be advised that some of the comments contain strong language and/or opinion, and are not necessarily my own.
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"I'm supposed to feel bad for them? Please. They risk their lives to break the law. We in the US owe Mexico NOTHING. We owe you dirty immigrants NOTHING. These illegal scum stole 12 MILLION American jobs and clog our jails. They sell drugs at the border, and cause senseless drug wars that kill countless innocent civilians. They're scum and I feel no remorse for them. At all."
- pseudohippie55
In response...
"You're an idiot, the drug cartels take advantage of these people. Here you are trying to impose a false identity onto them. For example, just look at the video of a few dozen central American immigrants that were murdered by cartels- they are not the same groups. The cartels do not need to set foot in the U.S, there is an abundance of whites, blacks, Hispanics, and Asians, ready to sell their drugs. The cartels consist of people with money and connections."
- UniverseOffspring
"This people don't come to the U.S because of need but because of greed. America is the land of opportunity and they are welcome to come here, But why do it illegally Other foreigners from other parts of the world do it the organized ways. This Mexicans and central american screw the chances for other Mexicans that want to do it the right way because the visas become more expensive for them."
- reshnewz10
In response...
"They can't afford to come here the "legal way" I know that sounds wrong but they can't survive there so they do what they can to provide for their families. Until the Mexican government gets there shit together and start providing for it's people this won't stop happening."
- kirbykickbut
"USA doesn't owe you anything. What a sob story."
- stopglobalswarming
"If they would only work as hard to fix their own country they wouldn't need to come here and suck off the American tax payers teet."
- CSXRockford
"PLEASE to the people saing they are not poor! I lived in Mexico for SHORT time a few years ago, and there are MANY people that don't have food, and go hungry. The woman make the masa, and tortillas everyday by hand, flip them over the heat with their bare hands to cook them. Washing clothes? What I saw was they have a bucket holding the soap, and they wash the clothes against a flat stone, or a washing board, then hang them. Dinner? usually beans that were purchased dry, and soaked, cooked for hours, then fryed or eaten as a soup. Or eggs, milk, dry cereal. The least expensive items. which they eat EVERYDAY. No Medical care, or medicine unless you go to the Red Cross. Working sunup to sundown and STILL living that way. I saw it in the rural areas, also in the cities. Although there appeared to be more people doing better economically in the cities. To say they are not poor is like saying the night is not black. I saw it first hand, Lets ALL count our blessings. God bless."
- Jazmin Dulce
"Some people complain on here about Americans being cruel. Look what the EU did to your country and the rest of Europe. England is being flooded with new immigrants each and everyday. Are there a lot of jobs to go around? Your country is an island. How many more people can you sustain? You can't keep on giving these people clothing and free housing while they are on the dole. They system will come tumbling down. You have to look out for your own."
- DaisyMJ , Culpeper, United States
"It´s not just the migrants these gangs attack. It´s local small shopkeepers, taxi drivers, bus drivers etc. They extort money from them with threats. The local government and police just close their eyes to it. What can they do, they have family living in the district."
BobMex
"Such a sad reality. Indeed these are the people who have both nothing and everything to lose in their quest for a better life for themselves and the families the continue to support once across the borders."
- Juliana Rincón Parra
"Far We've been travelling far Without a home But not without a star Free Only want to be free We huddle close Hang on to a dream On the boats and on the planes They're coming to America Never looking back again They're coming to America Home, don't it seem so far away Oh, we're travelling light today In the eye of the storm In the eye of the storm Home, to a new and a shiny place Make our bed, and we'll say our grace Freedom's light burning warm Freedom's light burning warm Everywhere around the world They're coming to America Every time that flag's unfurled They're coming to America Got a dream to take them there They're coming to America Got a dream they've come to share They're coming to America They're coming to America They're coming to America They're coming to America They're coming to America Today, today, today, today, today My country 'tis of thee Sweet land of liberty Of thee I sing!"
- Doug Johnston , New York NY
In response...
"Comparing those illegally entering a foreign country with rules, laws, borders, etc. to our "founding fathers" leaving England and coming to America is COMPLETELY different. aside from modern-day LAW ENFORCEMENT which keeps nations from devolving to anarchy, the founding fathers did not come for the purpose milking freebies off of the native peoples. they came with the realization that they would have to work hard to survive - not take advantage of people. moreover, say what you want, but there were no LAWS forbidding their entry. no one in the U.S. is complaining about all the people who arrive here LEGALLY (often from situations which are just as bad if not worse than those of the illegals who arrive here). When you come respecting the laws, we welcome you with open arms. When you come to subvert our laws and take advantage of our system, we want you out. There are plenty deserving foreigners who deserve our amnesty, but we cannot support them if we are being overrun with illegals."
- SBun , Dallas
"It strikes me these Mexican Drug Cartels are like the distilled essence of Capitalism...you remove or allow to be removed all the checks and balances inherent in the system and all the Moral and Social limits of Capitalism and voila you get the Zetas and the Maras, unlimited violence to the limits of the human imagination to control both the Market and your consumers...perhaps its a window into the social destiny of the West If we allow the Wealthy to continue feeding off of our childrens future."
- Anthony Papagallo
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These are but a few of the opinions surrounding the issue, and as you can tell, they are conflicting and passionate, depending on their point of view, or clearly, their point of origin. It seems many in the US are against the migrants coming and "stealing their jobs" or committing crimes and "milking taxes", and to that end, I agree. No-one should ever be allowed access to a country if only to bleed it dry and serve their own selfish needs at the expense of the countries inhabitants.
BUT, if someone simply seeks a better way of life and travels at great risk and danger in order to do that, and is fully prepared to contribute and work hard to make their dream a reality, then they should absolutely be given that chance.
I believe a fair shot at life is a god given right, and borders, territories and human nature doesn't always allow for that. And from everything I've seen through my research, reading opinions, hearing testimonies, I believe that's what the majority of migrants who ride the Train of Death are all about, and as such, deserve the protection and opportunity that comes with doing just that.
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