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Outlaw

The immigration policy in the U.S. has been a subject of many political debates for decades. Key decision makers often weigh the need to remain globally competitive by attracting the most talented foreign workers against the need to secure its borders by preventing illegal immigration. In the recent times, the debate has mainly focused on the various ways in which the relevant authorities could restructure the visa application process, which is often associated with unwarranted bureaucracy while there are already millions of undocumented immigrants in the country. One such case involves Jose Antonio Vargas, who is a renowned journalist in America and other parts of the world. Vargas is the author of Outlaw, which explores the various challenges that one undocumented immigrant faces as he attempts to build his career and make a living in the U.S. some of the challenges identified include restraining immigrant policies, lack of identity and proper documentation as well as having an isolated social life (Vargas 334-345). As revealed in the story, undocumented immigrants face numerous challenges that affect significant aspects of their lives and ability function normally, which necessitates urgent review of immigrant laws in their favor.

Summary

Outlaw is a thought-provoking and revealing essay by Jose Antonio Vargas, an award-winning journalist who has worked with leading media houses such as The Huffington Post and The Washington Post. In this essay, Vargas highlights the various challenges that undocumented immigrants face everyday, including the negative outcomes associated with those challenges. The essay reveals how undocumented immigrants often have to lead alienated lifestyles for fear of exposing themselves to relevant authorities dealing with immigration issues. When he was still young, coming to the U.S. legally was not possible. When he was 12, his grandfather made plans to smuggle him into the U.S., leaving his mother behind. However, when he was 16, he made the shocking discovery that his grandfather has used illegal documents to get him into the U.S., which were now affecting his ability to enjoy rights entitled to other citizens (Vargas 334-335). Therefore, for him to make meaningful progress in life, he continues to use fake documents such as a Filipino passport, student visa, fake social security number and a green card. Besides, he also had to use a doctored version of a social security card for him to secure employment to earn a decent living. Although he does not possess any legally recognized documents, this does not dampen his hopes for a better life because he strongly believes that through hard work and determination, he would ultimately secure American citizenship. Thus, he considers pursuing a career in journalism hoping that excellence in his career would improve his chances of earning a decent living, as well as enhancing prospects of securing citizenship. To ensure that he succeeds in his plans, he decides to lead a private lifestyle, only revealing personal information to people that would be helpful in advancing his career and education. His hard work in journalism enables him to secure jobs with leading media houses but discovers that success in his career alone would not enable him acquire the citizenship that he desperately needs. One legal expert advises him that his chances of acquiring U.S. citizenship are slim, and that he faces a high possibility of eviction from the country (Vargas 334). Eventually, he considers revealing that he is an undocumented immigrant with the hope that that his story could have a positive impact on other undocumented immigrants having to lead miserable and socially inactive lives to hide their illegal statuses.

In my view, Vargas has faced numerous challenges as he hopes to acquire American citizenship, as well as in his attempts to develop his career. His story is touching because it reveals the numerous challenges that he had to surmount in his quest for a better life and ability to access rights available to citizens (Vargas 335). This story not only shows his determination to succeed, but also the resilience to endure numerous challenges as an undocumented immigrant. The author’s story is significant because it explores an issue that is subject in many debates in America, and which remains unresolved and controversial even today.

I think that while the issue of undocumented immigrants is controversial, the immigrants that have had their education in the U.S. deserve to enjoy equal rights as other American citizens because failing to document them causes them to lead miserable and unfulfilling lives. The author represents many other undocumented immigrants in the U.S. who deserve to lead better lives by having equal rights to access all other rights available to American citizens (Vargas 341). Documenting the immigrants would have positive impact to the U.S. because it would be possible to have a record of citizens that is more accurate. Besides, this would help to control crimes and other illegal activities that become difficult to monitor because details regarding some perpetrators are not in official government records. This means that documenting immigrants would help to reduce crime rates appreciably.

The U.S. often gains from highly skilled and talented immigrants who play a critical role in the development of the economy. Vargas is an excellent example of a talented immigrant who could benefit the country immeasurably. For instance, he has managed to build a solid and successful career that has enabled him to secure employment with top newsrooms in the country. In April 2008, he was part of team that received a Pulitzer Prize for covering the 2007 Virginia Tech shootings (Vargas 343). This story shows that, in the U.S., there are many talented but undocumented immigrants who struggle with issues relating to documentation and citizenship because of the various restrictive immigrant policies that inhibit their productivity and ability to contribute to the development of the country.

It seems that the U.S. probably has a much higher number of undocumented immigrants, who use doctored documents to enable them to go through school and secure employment, among others issues. Therefore, I feel that the relevant decision makers should ensure to document all undocumented immigrant because this would help to control the number of people dealing in fake documents, thus helping to control and lower crimes rates. Besides, documenting the immigrants could enable them to lead lives that are more productive and dignified. For this reason, I believe that the Dream Act would play a critical role in curbing crime, as well as affording immigrants who have had their education in the U.S. an opportunity to lead decent, gratifying and truthful lives (Vargas 335).

In conclusion, it is evident from the story in Outlaw that the relevant authorities and decision makers have to amend the restraining immigrant policies that unfairly limit the rights and freedoms of some undocumented immigrants. As revealed in the story, undocumented immigrants could make significant positive contributions to the development of the nation. The various achievements by the author serve as an excellent example of what some undocumented immigrants could achieve. However, the author faced numerous challenges in his quest for success and the possibility of acquiring American citizenship. His story reveals how many undocumented immigrants lead miserable and fulfilling lives because they have to hide their identities for fear of deportation (Vargas 335). Some undocumented immigrant, particularly the ones that had their education in the U.S., deserves the opportunity to secure American citizenship. Therefore, I fully support the Dream Act, which could enable them achieve to secure citizenship. Documenting the immigrants could help to reduce crime rates, increase economic development as well as enable the immigrants to lead better lives.

Works Cited

Vargas, Jose Antonio. Outlaw.