Man Attempts to Cross Border in Spain with 8-year-old son in a Suitcase by Bella Dekhytar

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2015/05/11/activists-in-spain-defend-man-who-hid-son-in-suitcase-to-cross-border/

  There has been a controversial debate about a man who attempted to cross airport security with an 8-year-old child in his suitcase.The man and woman who were carrying the suitcase through security were stepped out of line because of their 'nervous nature'. When the guards put the suitcase through the scanner, they found the son curled up inside. Although there was no ventilation, the boy was still alright. Both the man and woman were legal residents in Spain, while the boy was not. Later, the guards found a man with same name attempting to cross the same border; the boy's father. The man was hoping to reunite with his family in the Canary Islands, where he's lived for 3 years, along with his wife and daughter. The reason the boy was 'illegal' was because of a denied request made by the family for their reunification. Many activists disagree with the harshness of the law because of the man's first attempt being legal. In fact, the reason the boy was rejected was because he did not meet the economic requirements, which some take as discrimination.

  I find this whole situation to be overly brutal. The man was only doing whatever it took to reunite with his son. In fact, the whole situation gives us just a glimpse of how strict the nation is about immigration. The man would not have done the act if the government was more lenient in the first place. The situation did not hurt anybody, not even the boy, so why is it creating such an uproar. Perhaps its because of the disobedience against the government, it could be viewed as an exemplary act that can cause a chain reaction, or because some may take this as human rights abuse. Either way, no one was causing harm, and it was, in the end, the best for his family.