Wall is ugly way to keep people from escaping suffering

Being the daughter of an immigrant, I have my fair share of thoughts about Donald Trump's wall.

Using a wall to keep people out of a place where everyone should feel accepted sounds like such an ugly concept. We should be helping these innocent people, not trying to hurt them. Think about all the people who come here, most of them parents who want to give their kids or family a better life, one they never had.

My family came here for a better life. America used to be a safe place for immigrants to come, but that idea won't last much longer. Every day these innocent humans risk their lives crossing the border. They need help, help from the horrors they see every day at home. We need to give them a chance, to offer them help.

If you really have such a hatred toward immigrants, then do something to help instead of watching them suffer. They should not be treated like wild animals and be excluded from a better life. They don't want to be trapped in a place where they have no escape, they want to feel accepted by others and have freedom.

This is not "our" wall; this is your wall. A wall that you want. This wall shows your ignorance toward people who simply want a better life. Do you really think that these people would leave everything behind if they didn't have to?

Kristen Aragon

Des Plaines