The Human Side of a Political Decision

I spent most of my morning reading about the Supreme Court granting Trump's administration permission to strip legal protections from as many as 350,000 Venezuelans living in the United States. It's one of those cases where the facts just feels heavy. Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, is something I’ve followed closely before, it’s a legal protection that lets people from unsafe countries live and work in the U.S. for a while. Venezuela got that in 2021 because of its terrible economic crisis and violence, and now those protections are at risk due to the ruling.

The court didn’t explain their decision, which isn’t unusual in emergency appeals, but the silence says enough. People like Mariana Moleros (read about on Fortune.com), who fled Venezuela after death threats, now live with the fear of being sent back to danger. Try to imagine waking up each day unsure if you’ll be forced back to a place where your life’s in danger.

The Venezuelan economic crisis isn't bad, it's dire. A report on fortune.com was made public, showing that over 7.7 million citizens have fled since 2013, inflation went up to 172% just one month ago, and their president recently declared an economic emergency. Obviously Not Americans or U.S business, but I'm just having a little simpathy here and wondering what type of safety or stability anyone would ever be able to offer by returning them.

See, before you throw a rant in the comments, which I would be shocked to not see one, I get that the government's idea that ending TPS ensures immigration "integrity" and safeguards communities, but from my point of view, it sort of seems to me that people who have built lives here are being compelled to pay for politics over which they have no power. Remember also that the ruling will cause us to lose out on billions of economic activity, and that does not appear to be something that anyone can spare these days when looking at the dollar's worth relative to other currencies globally. The obvious answer would be, well that will help unemployment. Nope, I hardly doubt. Reason is, I think, and please this is just an opinion, that immigrants work harder because the dollar in most cases is stronger than their native currency. This create an opportunity for them to create wealth in their home country so it acts an an encouragement to work more on jobs natives wouldn't consider.

Anyways, you could also say that the victims can pursue other legal options, but trust me anyone who has been through immigration courts knows that it is not something easy or quick. Let me end this by saying, I'm not here to seek controversy, just stating an opinion, so try not to be too hard on me in the comments haha scardycat signing out.

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