Illegal immigrants are greatly affected by the United States laws and enforcement who are trying to keep them out of the United States so called our president. An example of law enforcement in the US that effects illegals immigrants lives is “Encarnacion Romero is a Guatemalan native and the mother of a young son. She was apprehended during a work site raid in 2007. Through a series of events out of Encarnacion’s control, her 6-month-old son was placed in the care of an American couple. Encarnacion did not receive counsel until after the custody hearing and judgment was entered. Custody was terminated, and she is still fighting to get her son back” (W. Cervantes, 2010). Americans believe that  illegal immigrants are coming to the United States to take jobs from Americans, but that’s not true of immigrants. Immigration is one of the biggest topics being debated in America today in politics and media.  Immigrants come to the United States for more than a job, it is to support their families, loved ones, and to provide a better life for themselves.  America was built by immigrants who came to this nation for freedom and rights, who had fought for this nation with their blood to have that freedom. America is the melting pot of culture; we have all types of race in America and we have the rights and freedom of the American dream.  America should welcome and support illegal immigrants to help illegal immigrants earn citizenship rights, to stop the separation of families, and because illegal immigrants help to improve the economy in the United States. 

 Cervantes, Wendy. (2010) "Immigration Enforcement and Family Separation." http://cssr.berkeley.edu/cwscmsreports/LatinoPracticeAdvisory/Immigration%20Enforcement%20and%20Family%20Separation.pdf