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<br />� they have a place to be safe and free from discrimination, as stated in Article 2 of the
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<br />�r�? Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
<br />� It's clear to me that without immigration, most of us would not be here right now
<br />because our ancestors immigrated to America. Without immigration, the US would not
<br />benefit from our unique diversity and rich cultural traditions and values. We get to enjoy a
<br />variety of food, music, and artistic offerings: salsa, spaghetti, fortune cool�ies, lefse, jazz, and
<br />soccer were all either introduced or influenced by other cultures. I absolutely love the
<br />Swedish meatballs, turkey, �ashed potatoes, red cabbage, lefsa, green beans, cranberries, and
<br />stuffing from my grandmother's cultural backgrounds that our family gets to enj oy every
<br />Thanksgiving and Christmas. And, I enjoy learning about my heritage as my grandmother
<br />prepares these special meals and tells her stories. I'm thankful for the opportunities I have to
<br />learn about and be exposed to different cultural traditions of the many wonderful and
<br />interestingfriends � who immigrated to the U.S. Maybe someday I will fuX�"zIi my childhood
<br />wish to travel around the world where I can apply my knowledge and understandings as I
<br />experience each country I stop in.
<br />I think I'm only beginning to understand why immigration i s such a controversial
<br />issue today and how complicated it is for immigrants. As I try to "decode" this complicated
<br />topic, I have concluded that some �eaple are afraid of the cultural differences and are afraid
<br />that wi.�Z be a problem concerning their safety. Others are concerned that immigrants may
<br />start to over populate the nationals and begin to overrule the L� ��. Some people worry that
<br />scarce resources will become even more limited due to the greatly increasing population. It
<br />seems that most of the current controversies are related to controlling undocumented
<br />z�zgran#s. I'm confused as to why our government thinks that they can keep Mexican
<br />immigrants out of the U.S. by constructing a large wali to block i�legal immigrants from
<br />crossing the border, when the wall only covers h�t�'the possible entrances. I feel, that by
<br />setting up a fence or wall on the border between Mexico and the U.S., the nations are stunting
<br />thc �e���ec�� n�ck��{i t�� ft7 f i���� �hc [?ni ���� ��i Declaration of Human Rights.
<br />�t�� dt� Fa�c,pl ��,�w� r, ],��tE�„ i igh1 t� ] i k�e w],�rever they choose on this earth?
<br />According to article 15 of t� �lr�}�c���1 � 7+��3�r�i�1l of Human Rights, everyone has the right
<br />to a nationality and the �i�ltt 1+} �.ho-,,, 4� E�:� or her nationality. It seems to me that people
<br />should be able to live wh���'et� tliey waRt, �t�t 1 tind�rstand needing to set limits especially if
<br />rr�fu��e� art �ri�ir,g ���r{:e .o� ���.t�.� protected or if our safety is at risk. If we need to set
<br />l��il�t �� liniit� ��_ �s��� '� Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the
<br />L'�1�� �ta��� �il] ��' ����s�, �;3 tE�� �1in�icsota Human Rights Act. In fact, those documents
<br />should be the guide �i� fr�undatica�i ��r �ur i migration policies and laws.
<br />J��1 ��-� t@��t ����r}�oi�� li:i� tT�� r��ht «]i k� Rn a safe place that protects his or her
<br />LtSiL71�J.c ii gl�ts, 1 a�� �E��?�'����?.�?���+a� ��t�, ��zes the responsibility to care for each
<br />or]�r, pP01�.Ci +�l�f �f'-�'�T���?���'�Yt� �� a�P�3�1� the contributionswe are all capable of giving.
<br />�c t3i ti�erwi ��� tha[ i�t�r�i i���ilftaas �Sr,.ti br�aa���,� t� the United States is important helps our
<br />����,�n;t�tis rt� �,c ��c�ti�sfiil k� �ai�}'��� �-�� t: G„r,�,�r conflicts. If everyone were able to
<br />���.�� jl�,�, �� yyr��� ����li�.r i� �]Y�ir xmal i�.r ufm n;�,�t��ies, then the world community would be
<br />rrE��e v�, �7f c{,c�}x.ra�ik�� bF��F�-�"�'� 3T��p�c. ' K�a� in�r people from all over the world helps us
<br />tirider�ar�� res���..�� ���.���� �ilti�ri ��. �lu�, 'L��e connections can lead to cooperation
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