Deportation caused the separation of a multitude of families and it greatly affected people. For example, there should be laws that benefit people whose children are U.S. citizens and who are pursuing their education here. For example, I have a family member who received her bachelor's degree from UCSD and was then forced to leave the country because her husband was deported and she did not want her son to be raised without a father in his life. It's a shame because she had a lot of potential and could perhaps have helped others. Additionally, her son, an American citizen, is being raised in another country so he can be with his family. Not only can he not be with his family, but he doesn't get a better education in Mexico than he would here in the United States. I believe there should be a review of our immigration laws; many families were broken up and many opportunities were