If the Government is so in panic about the public safety of this country because of the increase of immigrants , then maybe officials should put more focus in detaining serious criminal than numerous of innocent people. In November 2013, The U.S Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) has been demanded by congress to fill 34,000 beds in detention facilities. Many of these detainees are not incarcerated not because they are dangerous, or they will skip the court date but because ICE must meet an arbitrary quota set by Congress. It is all about, the number of the immigrants, and not realizing the main focus. “Felons, not families. Criminals, not children. Gang members, not a mom who’s working hard to provide for her kids. We’ll prioritize, just like law enforcement does every day.” (Obama, …show more content…
They disagree with dealing of the millions existing illegal immigrants, and have strong belief on controlling the immigration flow to protect citizens, and job security. The detention center is way making sure that illegal aliens show up hearing for deportation ruling , because as shown in the past many immigrants has repeatedly skip out on court. Opponents say since breaking an immigration law is civil, and not criminal that being held in a detention center is too harsh. It is unjustifiable to imprison more than 400,000 people each year, including longtime green card holders, children and families, trafficking survivors and asylum seekers, for civil violations of immigration law. To lock them up for months, sometimes years, in violation of basic human rights and to hold them in harsh conditions with lack of medical care. However, the large number of immigrants is affecting the native-born citizens of the United States. Taxpayers are forced to pay for the welfare and schooling for many of these immigrants, some of who are illegal aliens. Some citizens believe that immigration can be hazardous to the environment, by putting a strain on already diminishing natural resources. Others blame crime, poverty, and overpopulation on immigration. About sixty-eight million immigrants have been added to the United