Though rigidity of the United States migration policy is one of the major reasons for the suffering of people who are waiting to cross the border, women, are especially the subjects of greatest torment. According to a BusinessWeek report, in the year 2005 total of 435,589 people waited to get inside the United States territory among which a substantial part comprised of women. (“Whipsawed On the Border”, 10th Oct 2005) Apart from natural hostility, “bad guys” of the border regions are also a major reason of concern as far as the security of women is concerned. Generally, the border regions are prone to vehicle hijacking and criminals mainly use these stolen vehicles for the trafficking of women and drugs. Women, waiting at the border regions for their access into the United States, are major resources to such people who smuggle them out for commercial reasons. Despite all these dangers, Mexican women are ready to receive access to the United States and the main reason behind such desperateness is to secure a better lifestyle. However, the current situation proves to be even more hostile for the Mexican woman. Aftermath 9/11 attack, U.S provision to grant visa has been even more strict, and “Such restrictions are likely to be a great inconvenience -- or worse -- to students accepted to study at U.S. universities or workers hired for jobs in the country, especially to those hired for temporary or seasonal jobs.” (Tully, n.d) Regarding such rigidity on issuing visas, scholars like Cesar Orantes have clearly opined that “while the United States is trying to keep itself free of terrorists from the Middle East and Asia, it is having the unintended effect of making it difficult for immigrants from Latin American countries to enter -- or stay -- in order to work.” (Tully, n.d.) The truth behind such observation immediately becomes clear the moment we look at the condition of Mexican women in their desperate attempt to cross the borders. As they are left with no other option than to earn their livelihood from the American territory, they simply cannot afford to wait for the formalities to be fulfilled regarding the use of visas. Thus, in most of the cases, they find out other alternatives, among which attempt to cross the border illegally occupies a major proportion.
Lack of proper migration policy is not only giving birth to agitation among those people, who are residing in border areas only but the internal U.S. scenario is equally affected. As there is a common conception among general U.S. civilians that people, who have migrated from Mexico, are generally of criminal mentality, such ideas have also been fuelled by legislatures, implicitly. According to an available statistical report from the United States Census Bureau, almost eleven million migrants, without sufficient legal documents, are residing in the United States. Due to the common perception, they are often identified and addressed as criminals. Additionally, there has also been the continuous attempt of deportation from the United States. However, though U.S. society and the governance maintain a distance from the Hispanics, they are no less devoted towards the nation and to express this feeling “hundreds of thousands of immigrants in more than 100 American cities marched for a chance to work hard and not to be deported.” (“Not Criminal, just hopeful”, 1st Aug 2009, 1) People like Jorge Rodriguez have voiced the desire of such a huge population that they do not want to be identified as criminals. All they want is a chance to live with proper social dignity and earn their livelihood in the United States itself. (“Not Criminal, just hopeful”, 8th Jan 2009, 2) Unfortunately, in return for such humble request all they have received is uncertainty from the governance and the Sensenbrenner Bill that precisely says, “You’re all criminals and we want you to each other tell on each other and deport each other.” (“Not Criminal, just hopeful”, 1st Aug 2009, 2)
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