We often think that our country is the only one who struggles against illegal immigration. In fact, many other countries fight this common problem. The video above outlines France’s fight against immigration.
December 10, 2009
December 10, 2009
A foreign perspective
Unlike the press coverage of immigration in the U.S., which focuses mainly on the should we or shouldn’t we/are they good or are they bad style debate, this article from BBC News takes a different approach.
Rather than taking the traditional approach, the article focuses more on the economic side of the detention of those who are found here illegally. According to the report, there has been talk over the last few months of taking detainees out of jails, where they’re forced to reside alongside traditional criminals who’ve been charged with all sorts of different crimes. Instead, the proposal includes the option to renovate old nursing homes and hotels into virtual holding tanks, while saving money at the same time. This way, the American government pays less money to house the illegal immigrants while they await deportation, etc, while also allowing those being detained to be removed from the criminal barracks.
It seems that this article and a foreign press in general takes on a more lenient/sympathetic role in regard to immigration. Maybe it’s just because it isn’t as big of a problem in those regions of the world? Who knows, but I think we could learn a thing or two from their way of thinking.
- Austin Ellington
December 5, 2009
The Other Side: A Look at a Mexican Newspaper
Most of the stories posted on this blog are from American mainstream media sources. I thought it’d be interesting to look at the other side and examine how Mexican media covers the growing immigration problem.
This is a rather old article, but important none the less. The Guadalajara Reporter released an article back in August examining the talks held by President Obama, Calderon and PM Harper. The article basically discusses the growing problem behind immigration, corruption on the side of drug cartels and Mexican government.
But, this newspaper quotes an AP article arguing that America is too soft on corrupt officials who are involved with drug cartels. At one point in the AP article Calderon says, ” to get drugs into the United States the one you need to corrupt is the American authority, the American customs, the American police – not the Mexican, and that’s a subject … which hasn’t been addressed with sincerity.” Calderon added, “I’m waging my battle against corruption among Mexican authorities … we’re risking everything to clean our house, but I think there also needs to be a good cleaning on the other side of the border.”
It is interesting to see that the other side think that America isn’t doing enough to help the underlying problem of immigration. Lets face it, the current economic policies of Mexico and a corrupt government force many to migrate to the US. But, according to this article, the US doesn’t do much to help solve the problem we complain so much about.
Katy Johnson
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