Is Immigration Reform Possible?

Recently, Donald Trump outlined a strict immigration reform policy and promised to ensure that all points in the plan were achieved in a matter of months after becoming president. US Immigration Bonds has kept an eye on immigration policy over the years, and one thing is certain: in the past few decades, there have been almost no major immigration reforms in the United States. 

Although Trump is probably the first presidential candidate to have such hard stances on immigration reform, he is not the first to make seeping promises. 

Presidents with strong immigration reform stances are often prevented from making changes because the Senate fights to make sure that meaningful changes never make it off the floor.  

ICE detention centers have been in the news over the past few months. The poor conditions and the unorganized system have left much to be desired. Most detainees are unsure of when they will see a judge, and their lives are thrown into chaos as a result. US Immigration Bonds has been helping immigrants and their families with bonds and insurance for years, bonding them out of the poor conditions of ICE detention centers. 

Sure, there are those who may believe that the U.S. should spend a significant amount of money  on immigration reform to improve these issues, but the United States is known as “A Nation of Immigrants” for a reason. When asked about our heritage, most are quick to volunteer their true status. We are a nation of Germans, Italians, Guatemalan, Irish, English, Mexican, Japanese and Native Americans. Remember that your ancestors faced the same opposition and they had to endure it too. 

Maybe the first step to true immigration reform is to change the mindset of the nation. Maybe a little empathy and perspective?