Blog Post 15

Dear Ms. Silko,
In your essay titled "Boarder Patrol State" there were many things that struck me.  I definitely agreed with this essay.  The boarder patrol in the South Western states are ridiculous.  I am from Southern California and I do often see the Boarder Patrol in action.  I have seen on various accounts someone being pulled over by Boarder Patrol and they have had to have their cars searched while the owner was sitting on the curb.  I do not necessarily agree with all of the illegal immigration into the United States though.  Because I am from a bordering state, I do often see lots of illegal immigrants.  I don't agree with how the Boarder Patrol is going about handling this situation but I do believe that something needs to be done about the mass amounts of illegal immigrants in general though.  I don't think that the way the Boarder Patrol are operating now is respectful at all and it is quite racist and judgmental.  It is not okay in my opinion to stereotype and assume someones race or citizenship and it certainly isn't okay for any type of abuse to be occurring.  Overall, I think action needs to be taken by the United States government to make sure that this unfair abuse is forbidden and stopped.  This is not like American Citizens to be racist and abusive.  I am so sorry to hear that you were personally victimized by these unfair acts.
Sincerely,
Paige