Crossing Arizona

This diversity event really didn't appeal to me at first, but as soon as the documentary started I really got into it.  This documentary also won several awards which means it must be credible.   This particular documentary discussed the immigration into the Arizona territory from mexico.  It discussed how many people that try to get into the United States every year and how many people actually succeed.  This movie also talked about how the US citizens  feel towards immigration.

I found out that hundreds of thousands of Hispanics try to enter the United states every year, but only a small portion actually get in.  The obstacles that stand in their way are fences, boarder control officers, and the desert.  Lets begin with the desert because this is the main reason that these immigrants don't succeed.  Since the the 1996 over four thousand immigrants have died crossing the vast desert landscape.  The boarder control officers are the next obstacle that stops immigrants from entering the United States.

The views differ depending on who you ask.  In the documentary there were equal viewpoints on if immigration is right or wrong.  There was this one group called the minutemen that had over a hundred members that went along the boarder and stopped illegal immigrants.  On the other hand there were people that go out into the desert and and leave jugs of water for the immigrants passing trough. So from this video we can see that there are people that oppose immigration and there are people that really don't mind it.

There was another main point on immigration.  Illegal immigrants will take on any job to make a living, so they will take the jobs that Americans won't do and work for a lower wage.  This means that products in the store are going to be less expensive if Hispanics do the work.  On the other hand illegal immigrants get out of paying taxes because they aren't documented workers.

Overall,  Crossing Arizona really opened me up to new thoughts and ideas about immigration.  Immigrants come to the United States to live a better life and to make a living.  I found out that legal immigration is a long process and even if one goes through the process it doesn't mean they will be grated citizenship.  My view on immigration is neutral because it really doesn't affect me or my life at this moment.  I guess the only thing that bothers me is that they are living off the government and don't really have to pay taxes.