The rights of non-citizens matter.
The government uses "abusive and unnecessary" methods of surveilling immigrant citizens
How would you like to have your activity constantly monitored by a government official?
Note: Numbers are skewed due to COVID pandemic
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I love my privacy, just as much as immigrants to the country. What's the alternative to surveillance?
The number one working alternative to surveilling citizens and intruding on their privacy is to provide additional support for them, as this has been proven to work.
As Jordana Signer from Human Rights Watch states,"Instead of penalizing people who may have fled violence and other injustices, governments should protect their rights and provide them with critical services, such as legal assistance, mental health support, and housing."
Jordana Signer, Sandler Fellow in the Refugee and Migrant Rights Division at Human Rights Watch
What's wrong with detaining people based on their immigration status?
Holding people or adding programs to montior them is harmful to their mental health, feeling of safety, and is additionally ineffective and expensive for the government, and by proxy you, (or your family) as taxpayer(s)
Why should I even care? This doesn't affect me.
Firstly, All people, regardless of their origin, deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. While it may be true that this doesn't affect you, some similar legislation may in the future. Once a nasty legal precident is set, it is abused to the fullest extent. (Take for example Jim Crow laws)
We can already see with issues like Women's Rights, that legislators are overstepping on our private lives, making personal decisions unavailable based on what aging and disconnected officials think.
Additionally, immigrants make up around 20% of our modern workforce, so there's that, too.
Useful definitions
Privacy
The condition of being controlled, observed, or otherwised disturbed by people.
Immigrant
A person who is migrating from one country to another (The U.S. in this case), to try and gain citizenship
Asylum Seeker
A person who has fled their origin or current country in pursuit of safety and protection in another country.
Detention center
An institutuon where people are held for undefined periods of time, preceding court cases, documentation, or other people awaiting a trial or sentence.
Universal declaration of Human Rights
A document which outlines the rights and feedoms all people are entitled to. It is an international agreement on the basic principles of human rights.
ISAP Program
The Information Security Automation Program, known as ISAP, oversees high level goals such as standards based automation of security checking and remediation as well as automation of technical compliance activities. They also work with the NSA and DHS.
DHS
The DHS is short for the Department of Homeland Security of the United States. They are an organization responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries.