Interestingly, so much speculation and rumors surrounding immigration laws and each candidate can be summarized relatively simply in one condensed paragraph. This paragraph covers not only the importance of immigration in this election but also the previous administration’s work in immigration and how it compared to Trump’s last term.

After taking this class and also immersing ourselves in various cities and speaking with migrants, so much emphasis has been distracted from these people genuinely just wanting a better life and wanting to find opportunities that allow them to become the best that they can be. Given that the backlog of asylum cases is such a massive issue as to why there are so many immigrants coming in undocumented, Harris’s plan makes the most sense, given what we’ve learned in class. Both from speakers, the people themselves, and from looking at statistics.

Whereas Harris’s motives with her campaign revolving around immigration seem reasonable and also rational, Trump’s plans seem extreme and rash. Focusing solely on just disregarding Immigrants as a whole and committing himself to the belief that all immigrants are bad for the United States, his work leaves no room for conversation. The facts, statistics, and rationale behind the role immigration plays in the country’s economy defuses the ability of the United States to want to limit legal immigration like his plan suggests. As someone who grew up hearing that the United States was a melting pot and the land “of opportunity,” I recognize that these trademarks that have shaped the United States’ image can easily be no longer under Trump’s administration.

The piece emphasized and elaborated extensively on the issue of the asylum cases and asylum process, given that there are so many applications and not enough court cases or lawyers to process all of the needed cases. By adding various policies and new standards, the article suggests that the real issue is the asylum process and how to apply legally. If there is no quick and efficient way to apply legally, people will enter the United States illegally. Then, there will be a separate wave of issues affecting other areas of the country and other elements of immigration. Another concern or point of interest that came up in this article is the fact that mass movements of migration have now also become points of monetary production. Migrants can use their services as guides along the Darien gap and additional routes as profit.

I also keep in mind that mass migration does not come from one particular area or country; it is an issue that occurs in various countries. With that said, there might be a variety of solutions that need to be proposed to be best able to accommodate all people and the United States’s ability to keep measures regarding immigration regulated.

When it comes to Trump’s piece, he is laying out the various new policies and loopholes he is attempting to use to reinforce measures regarding immigration that he hasn’t done before. So much of the article made me question how he will go about this issue differently this term compared to his first term. Especially with both the levels of mass deportation, he hopes to obtain in addition to new levels of legal immigration that he wants to put a stop to.