‘Relief and Education for Alien minors’ by Juan Chavez
The paper recaps the struggle of immigrants, tentatively referred to as aliens, to fit and live perfectly in the United States of America, with a proficient medical care, education and other social facilities. In the article, there are skeptics in passing of the Dream Act Bill, and the immigrants are suffering and facing a lot of criticism from the Americans.
Article Summary
Different nationalities have been migrating to America for the last five decades, ascribed to different facets, description of America as a land of opportunity, topping the list (Chavez, 2011). The reception of the aliens in America has not been satisfactory, depicted by the kinds of treatment they are obliged to: lack of decent health care, lack of quality education and the rejection of the Dream Act Bill. Chavez (2011) still affirms that the reluctance to pass the bill is due to lack of economic benefits as attested by the American politicians. In light with this, the Mexicans are depicted as the radical group that faces the most rejection. Chavez also feels that the passing of the bill is not only the key solution to the problem, but the Mexicans should also stand up and fight for their rights.
Discussion
The article contains the basic ideologies on the possible solutions to the racial disparities that still exist in the United States of America. The immigrants in the article are also presented as people with abilities similar to the habitats of America. In addition to this, the Mexicans are portrayed as loyal citizens who are trying to serve the country to their best interest. Similarly, the author has upheld the basic thought that, the education attained by these illegal immigrants, can help them achieve a better future, take excellent care of their families, invest back to the country, and become the leaders of the country.
The Dream Act Bill is delineated as the cardinal resolution to the problem facing the immigrants. The bill is to provide permanent residency to alien students who have proved to be of considerable moral conduct and have graduated from U.S high schools. The rejection of the bill is attributed to distinct facets, for instance, the congress had estimated that the bill would reduce deficits by over 1.4 billion. This concurs to Lopez and Lopez (2011) assertion that, some politicians rejected the bill claiming that it was for the public interest, and if enacted into law, it could have encouraged more lawbreakers and an increase in crime rates. However, with the basic education of the immigrants, they can help improve the country’s economy, facilitated through working and offering services to the country.
The author gives an illustration and explanation to the importance of the Dream Act bill, the contributions and the value of immigrants in the country, suppose they are issued with opportunities to exploit their potentials. However, the author has dwelt more on the Mexicans, slightly picking on the Latinos and ignoring other nationalities undergoing the same predicaments. Similarly, the transitions are not used effectively, and ideas are slightly developed with a greater aspect of mix-ups, with few incidences of support. In the same light, the article contains some aspects of confusing modifiers and sentence fragments that are not easily understandable.
Conclusion
Concisely, the article consists of positive aspects that are well illustrated and elaborated to define the significance of the alien students and their impacts in the country. The alien students are well portrayed, full of objectives and equal potentials as the Americans, only barred by the failure of the enactment of the Dream Act Bill. However, other nationalities experiencing a similar problem are not discussed in the article. The grammatical errors and lack of consistent flow in the article are also a considerable setback in the article.
References
Chavez, J. (2011). Relief and Education for Alien minors.
Lopez, P. M. & Lopez, R. G. (2010). Persistent Inequality: Contemporary Realities in the
Education of Undocumented Latina/O Students. New York, NY: Routledge
Publishers.
