Within the last couple of days, there has been a widespread outcry affecting the southern region of the United States. The U.S. government has implemented a policy that has separated at least 2,700 children from their parents. This policy separates families at the borders, it labels the illegal immigrants as criminals and who will be sent to jail, while the children are labeled as "unaccompanied minor" and will be sent to foster care or government custody.

In April, Attorney General Jeff Sessions passed a "zero-tolerance policy" and was expected to be implemented immediately. This policy prosecutes people who have requested asylum, as well as parents traveling with children. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection have made it clear in their webpage and fliers that illegal families crossing the border would be separated.

This policy is new to the Trump administration, and when asked about it, President Trump responded that he had no authority to stop the separation of undocumented immigrant families at the border. However, this Wednesday, June 20th, Trump has gone back and reversed his decision, allowing the children to be kept with their families. This decision did not require anything to be signed, no real laws would be changed, all it took was a phone call, yet, it took way too long to happen.

However, there was nothing to stop the separations and pain the families were feeling between October 2017 and May 31. The government created a section called "tender age," where the children are being sent to and put on cages. There has been a release of pictures and videos that show the children crying, asking for their family members, yet nothing was being done about it.

Now, I don't believe I'm anyone important to make any type of changes to the situation, but what I do believe is that when people come to the United States, they come seeking refuge. Those people, including myself, believe in the realness of the American dream and the opportunities the U.S. can hold for us.

I came to the U.S. believing that the education, the jobs, the people, everything in general, were better than the ones in my country. I did not come to America expecting this type of behavior from the government, let alone the people. I believed that America was something greater that could hold everyone's dreams. Just like me, all of the thousands of families that come risking their lives crossing the border do it because they're tired of the violence, the insecurity and the lack of opportunities in their country, they all have a dream, a hope.

I know that their approach might not be the correct one, that they are doing it illegally, and that's a crime, and it's not right, but when denied the asylum or the opportunity to come as a legal person, those people look for other ways. The parents are only looking out for the well-being of their children, just like any normal person would do if their children were at risk.

Everyone needs to be aware that we didn't choose where to be born; and the people who were blessed to be American, should feel lucky of who they are. Most importantly, they should know the greater opportunity they have, they should be grateful that they live in a country where they don't have to be worry if anyone they know would be kidnapped or killed, they should feel grateful that they do not have to worry about their children's safety, because everyone that has a child or a family knows the lengths they would go, to keep everyone safe.

A wall or a new policy is not going to stop the immigrants from coming, these people are willing to risk being persecuted than living a single day more in the environment of their country.