Nov. 4 was a big day in the city of Charlotte, but not only because of Election Day. On Nov. 4, a long awaited immigration court was expected to open.
What this will do is give the Carolinas their own place for removal hearings involving illegal immigrants. This court will serve North Carolina as well as South Carolina.
The court will be a two-judge court opening near Albemarle Road, at 5701 Executive Center Drive. There are two very different points of view on this opening.
A positive view for the legal immigrants that have been playing by the rules is that they will be somewhat rewarded because they will no longer have to travel to Atlanta to deal with any issues regarding immigration they may have.
German De Castro, who is a chairman of the Hispanic Democrats in Charlotte, agrees about the convenience of the court, but he believes that it is a complete waste of tax money. In my opinion, I believe that these courts could become a huge advantage.
As mentioned previously, these courts will speed up illegal immigrant deportations. People seem to be complaining about the lack of jobs nationwide, so if the illegal immigrants were to leave, then more jobs would possibly open up.
On the flip side, some of those immigrants haven’t really done anything but come here to take up opportunities that are open and simply not being taken up by U.S. citizens.
German De Castro mentioned, “I think that these courts will be costing people money when we don’t have education, we don’t have health care, and we don’t even have good roads or transportation.”
De Castro’s thoughts make complete sense: Is deporting illegal immigrants that big of a deal when there are possibly way more important issues at hand?
According to the Charlotte Observer, illegal immigrants are sometimes permitted to stay in the United States due to asylum: because of torture, or some other credible claims of possible danger they’d face if returned to their home country.
“With the opening court, if the judges aren’t actually named by Nov. 4, the court will be using visiting judges for the first week or two and then will be using videoconferencing until the appointments take effect,” said Susan Eastwood, a spokeswoman for the Executive Office for Immigration Review.
The court is officially known as the Executive Office for Immigration Review Court.
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