FLOUTING THE LAW? PART 2
IMMIGRATION 101 THE VETTING PROCESS
M
ost U.S. citizens didn’t suspect immigration would be such a volatile topic at the beginning of the U.S. government’s Trump administration. Yet
In this second article, we will examine changing immigration policies and backlog, Narco politics, and the cartel.
increases in global tariffs, combined with Narco politics and the ensuing economic destabilization of a few Central American countries, have caused one of the largest transmigrations in years. With many left wondering why this has happened, explanations to the national legalities and history of immigration policy and our duty to immigrants can be referenced in article one of this two-part series featured in Culturs’ Fall 2019 print edition.
This is the story of two sisters we’ll call Elizabeth and Laura. Originally from El Salvador, Elizabeth was abandoned by her husband shortly after they had children. Elizabeth’s sister, Laura, also found herself in a similar situation. To better support each other, the two decided to cohabitate in the same house. One day Elizabeth’s niece fell ill. Laura, a teacher, couldn’t take her daughter to the doctor that day, so Elizabeth
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