From Illegal Immigrant to Victim
There are instances where illegal immigrants should not be deported, and the Washington Post published an excellent article about that very issue.
Molina, who works with the District-based La Cl¿nica Del Pueblo and founded a Virginia-based human rights organization for Latinas, said many of the women go from poverty in their countries to poverty in the United States and find themselves bound emotionally, psychologically and economically to the men who brought them across the border. Breaking that bond is one of the biggest challenges, she said.
“It’s a mixture of hatred and thankfulness,” she said. “They know they are exploited and being abused, but this is the same person who helped them cross the border. This is the same person who helped bring all the members of their family and who is going to bring their children.”
The real criminals are the traffickers and enslavement should qualify them for a lifetime in prison making small rocks out of big rocks. A good way to deal with the victims is to reward them for help in prosecution with a formal, legal process for staying in the country.
