Dilemma of immigrants

All eyes in the world are on President-elect Donald Trump, as to how he will deal with the immigrants in the USA. Trump has threatened to send them back to their countries, by the planeload. There could be legal hurdles in this. So, it may not be a seamless process.

The more important question is, why do people from Asia and Africa want to migrate to the USA and Europe? Quite simply, because they do not have adequate job opportunities and livelihoods in their own countries. They find life easier in the West because of higher social security advantages, unemployment benefits, free medical assistance, etc. They are also able to get employment, even if it is as delivery staff for pizzas. They are assured of an income and can feed their families.

These people are unhappy in their own home countries, and hence seek jobs and livelihoods in the West. Happy people do not migrate to other countries.

So, Trump should deal with the immigrants in the USA in a humane manner. It is not their fault that they seek a bit of the sky. They are merely seeking a living, a better life for themselves and their children. We should be kind to our fellow-men, who have not had the same opportunities, of nutrition, education and exposure, that others may have had.

Rajendra Aneja,

Mumbai, India