Walls closing in on immigrants

The present economic crisis has sent many immigrants back to their home countries and stopped others from coming to the U.S. We have to hope that in the future, when the economy is better, immigrants will come back. We will need them. DP

Economy, border crackdown hits community hard

By Laura Crimaldi

A worldwide economic crisis coupled with a surge in border enforcement at the end of the Bush administration is snuffing out the American dream for thousands of immigrants, legal and illegal, advocates and researchers say.

The winds buffeting immigrants, who are struggling for work and cutting the money they send home as the recession deepens, are described by advocates as a troubling bellwether for America, the premier global destination for migrants.

For foes of illegal immigration, the trend offers hope that undocumented workers will leave the country while fewer seek entry.

“The reality is that we should be very concerned when America is no longer a place where immigrants want to go,” said Charles H. Kuck, president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. “You don’t want to be Russia.”
Be sure to read the rest of this story! This is only a small part of it.