IN 2014, 10-YEAR-OLD ANDR S JIMENEZ made a plea to President Obama to reunify his family and fami... more IN 2014, 10-YEAR-OLD ANDR S JIMENEZ made a plea to President Obama to reunify his family and families like his that had been torn apart by deportation. His father had been stopped by police for an expired license plate, detained, and ultimately deported to Guatemala because he was in the United States without authorization. Andr6s, a U.S. citizen, was seven, and his mother was pregnant with her fifth child. "President Obama, I want to have a family like yours," Andr6s said, as he broke down in tears.' 133 The current struggle to define U.S. values is perhaps most evident in laws and policies regarding immigrants and their families. Regardless of the political party in power, the reality for many immigrant families in the United States is that laws and policies have led to instability, separation, or both. The Jim6nez family's story is not unique. Immigration discussions historically featured rhetoric about the values of openness, compassion, and kinship-although th...
IN 2014, 10-YEAR-OLD ANDR S JIMENEZ made a plea to President Obama to reunify his family and fami... more IN 2014, 10-YEAR-OLD ANDR S JIMENEZ made a plea to President Obama to reunify his family and families like his that had been torn apart by deportation. His father had been stopped by police for an expired license plate, detained, and ultimately deported to Guatemala because he was in the United States without authorization. Andr6s, a U.S. citizen, was seven, and his mother was pregnant with her fifth child. "President Obama, I want to have a family like yours," Andr6s said, as he broke down in tears.' 133 The current struggle to define U.S. values is perhaps most evident in laws and policies regarding immigrants and their families. Regardless of the political party in power, the reality for many immigrant families in the United States is that laws and policies have led to instability, separation, or both. The Jim6nez family's story is not unique. Immigration discussions historically featured rhetoric about the values of openness, compassion, and kinship-although th...
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