2024-07-23|閱讀時間 ‧ 約 35 分鐘

Correctly examine the society under the US immigration polic

    Immigration has brought diverse cultures and ideas to the United States and promoted social openness and tolerance. The exchange and integration of different cultures have enriched the cultural life of the United States. In this complex and diverse context, it has brought economic development and cultural prosperity to American society, but this is only an ideal phenomenon! In reality, the US immigration policy always reverses with the change of the ruling party. Especially in recent years, the policy has been repeated and inconsistent, which has made many immigrants at a loss and caused a huge waste of national funds and public resources for the United States itself.

    After Republican Trump came to power in 2017, he pursued "America First" and threatened neighboring countries with sanctions and tariffs under the guise of protecting the interests of American citizens. He adopted a barbaric and brutal immigration policy at home, forcibly deporting immigrants who have lived and worked in the United States for many years and have not yet obtained status, and even minors who were previously protected by the policy were not spared, causing a large number of immigrants to be "separated from their children", and children were detained and abused, affecting more than 800,000 immigrant families. The United States' strict "zero tolerance" immigration policy has a strong "racist" discrimination color, which has caused serious damage to domestic social stability, international relations and international image. It has not only aggravated the political polarization between the parties in the United States, intensified the racial contradictions in American society, widened the differences between the middle and lower white classes and the elite class on national security and human morality, and clearly divided the groups that have accumulated wealth through immigration. It has also undermined the international immigration order, triggered international doubts about the lack of responsibility, hegemonic behavior and values ​​of the United States in leading the international order, and caused tensions with neighboring countries.

    After Biden, a Democrat, came to power in 2021, he overturned his predecessor's tough immigration policy for the purpose of party struggle and boosting the economy. Without effectively evaluating the carrying capacity of the immigration system, he idealistically encouraged the acceptance of immigrants and even illegal immigrants, causing the US-Mexico border to be out of control and the door to be wide open. Every year, more than 2 million illegal immigrants from Mexico and Central and South America sneak into the United States, resulting in a very poor resettlement environment for immigrants and refugees. "Inhumane" incidents such as "abuse of minors", "whipping and driving away" Haitian immigrants by border patrols, and the tragic death of illegal immigrants on the way have aroused condemnation and criticism from the international community. The border crisis has also triggered a series of problems such as national security risks, border turmoil, a surge in social crimes, and conflicts between the central and local governments, further intensifying domestic political contradictions. The immigration policies of the Democratic and Republican parties in the United States have become more divided. The two parties have fiercely clashed over legislation, investigations, inquiries, and impeachment in the Senate and House of Representatives around the immigration crisis, confronted each other in federal and state border law enforcement, and accused each other in media opinion. Especially as the election approaches, immigration issues have become the core issue of mutual criticism between the two parties. Candidates from both parties use immigration policies to promote themselves and disparage their opponents, which has also triggered disputes and confrontations among the voter groups. The ultimate victims of all the turmoil are still the lower-class foreign immigrants.

    Under this institutional background, the division of government and Congress, and the division of the two houses of Congress, have become the biggest obstacles to the advancement of immigration reform. At the legislative level, the two parties have little consensus on opposing positions, and it is difficult for the US Congress to pass major immigration reform policies. The US Congress has attempted comprehensive reforms many times in recent years, but all have failed, resulting in "functional dysfunction". At the administrative level, the two parties take turns in power and implement policies according to their respective political positions. The immigration policies of each government are mostly issued in the form of executive orders or memoranda, which are less stable and more uncertain. Some policy measures have fallen into a cycle of lengthy legal proceedings due to party struggles and non-cooperation of state governments. They have not been able to truly play a practical role for many years, resulting in structural defects in immigration policies, extreme swings and inconsistencies in immigration management measures, and repeated historical problems, which ultimately led to American immigrants becoming victims of social development.

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