In regards of incarcerations, immigrants are constantly being mistreated and abused. Besides the fact that most of the times families are separated and put in immigration detention centers, immigrants are still considered inhuman. People are incarcerated for simple traffic violations and sent to these "detention centers" were they are fed under cooked meals, sexually assaulted, kept in horrible living conditions, detained longer than necessary, and constantly abused of the guards and ICE police officers.
According to the Prison Policy Initiative, Hispanics make up 16% of the population of the U.S. and 19% of the prison population. But does that include these prisoners waiting for the chance of a better life? Some states are even debating on the construction of these types of centers but why would you want to spend money on a prison for mostly innocent people?
"Americans" tend to highly overlook and ignore the issues in regards of the Hispanic and immigrant community. Even our speaker last night mentioned immigration detention centers/prisons ONCE just one time in his speech of over an hour did he mentioned the immigration/Hispanic incarceration. I am highly disappointed in the treatment that Hispanics receive in our society.
Bibliography:
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/12/immigration-detention_n_5811952.html
- http://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/rates.html
- http://www.latinospost.com/articles/77019/20151030/undocumented-women-at-immigration-detention-center-on-hunger-strike-personal-letters-say-they-are-treated-like-dogs.htm
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/28/dhs-prison-rape-elimination-act-_n_4874712.html
- http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2015/11/10/nearly-100-immigrant-women-held-in-texas-detention-center-now-on-hunger-strike/
I agree that the Hispanic community tends to be ignored. For some reason it just doesn't get as much publicity as the issues that other racial minorities face. I think that this is can partially be explained by the way that these issues are presented as "fads." Things that show up on the news, or are plastered over social media, are either there for the shock value or because it's the hottest topic at the time. This is saddening because it helps other issues, like the hardships that Hispanics face in this country, slip through the cracks.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with your argument that Latin American rights are very often overlooked, and we should advocate for their rights better than we have. Latin Americans are a large population of our country and unarguably have the exact same rights as everyone should have.
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