Thursday, December 03, 2009

EVEN ARTICHOKES HAVE HEARTS: Humanitarian aide for immigrants now

The humanitarian side of immigration is discussed in this article, it is rarely discussed by politicians or pundits. - - Donna Poisl

By Renee Villasenor, Senior Staff Columnist

Immigration has always been widely discussed in American politics. The positive and negative impacts have been debated for decades.

However, what many fail to recognize is that immigration is not as much a political issue as it is a humanitarian issue. According to the American Civil Liberties Union and Mexico’s human rights agency, around 350 to 500 immigrants die every year in their attempts to cross into the U.S. from Mexico. While many argue that this is simply the consequence of illegal activity, the reality is human lives are being lost and something must be done to stop it.
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