Topic: Rights of Immigrants
Country: Bolivia
Delegate Name: Henry Brown
School: Ann Arbor Community High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Bolivia position papers GLIMUN 2012 committees
Europe and the United States have seen a great increase in immigrants since the end of the Second World War, and these immigrants should have the same rights and chances as a citizen of whatever country in which they wish to reside. Unlike the immigrants from Europe, who have been an extremely destructive force in the Americas, the people immigrating into Europe want nothing but to be a contributing part of European society. Bolivia believes that all people should be allowed to pursue a better life wherever they feel they have the greatest chance of thriving. The United States continues to persecute Latin American immigrants and other people who wish to bring themselves and their families a better life by moving to what many call “the land of opportunity”. Bolivia implores the United States to give its Latin American brothers the respect and the rights that it would give a full blooded United States citizen, as they both only want to contribute to the strength of the U.S and live a prosperous and peaceful life.
Every nation on Earth must begin to recognize the men and women immigrating into their country not as parasites, tearing away at the fibers of a country foreign to them, but as companions in an attempt for betterment of themselves and their country. Bolivia believes that of all of the innumerable problems in this world, immigration is not something to worry about. If people are allowed to become citizens of whichever nation they believe is best for themselves and their families, more steps can be taken to solve the true problems in this world. Europe and the United States must put an end to the deportation and dehumanization of the people attempting to bring themselves happiness and freedom. Bolivia believes that the United Nations should focus its energy more on what will bring the people of the world more prosperity, rather than on what individual countries see fit for immigrants.
