Reflection

For my first discussion I’ve been in, I thought it was pretty interesting.  I liked how everyone would just continue to argue back and forth, sometimes it got a little too far to the point where I’d have to look at you to see if you were going to stop it.  But I think everyone had made some good points.  I especially liked almost every argument Brittany made.  She had a reason for everything she said and she had complete assurance in herself that she knew what she was talking about.  One point I thought was really good was how she explained that just because an illegal immigrant pays their taxes, that doesn’t make up for the major law they had broken.  They still did something illegal and unless you serve some jail time, that doesn’t make it right. 

I personally could not decide on whether or not I agreed with the SB 1070.  We currently are in a bad time with the economy and it’s hard for many families, including mine, to keep up with paying so many bills.  I can tell you how hard it is to get a job because I’ve applied to at least 20 stores or restaurants in the past year or so.  The fact that they come over here for a job takes away our right to find one for ourselves to help keep up.  But at the same time, they are coming from a hard life in Mexico.  I’ve only been to Cabo and Ensenada on a cruise and I could honestly say that I didn’t like it and I was really afraid.  We were on a tourist site, so I can’t even imagine how it is farther inside the country.  Along with all the violence from the drug cartels, they’re just trying to get away from that and I know I would too if I lived there.  

Great points were made on both sides in the discussion, making it even harder to decide on whether or not I’m for or against the bill.  I know I did not say anything during the discussion, but honestly I was into watching and listening to it, and I did not feel good that morning.  I almost stayed home sick, but I couldn’t miss your class Palo!  I enjoyed the discussion and I plan on giving my input in the next.

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Former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Immigration

I thought this was pretty interesting because he has a really good point.  He says of how illegal immigrants work around his house to repair things.  He believes they are "what's keeping this country's lifeblood moving forward."  The article can be found here: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-09-19-powell-immigration_N.htm?csp=YahooModule_News. 

I wasn't exactly trying to find information on illegal immigration, but as i changed my Yahoo homepage this was one of the first articles listed and it caught my eye.

Obama Cont.

The website of the article:
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-immigration-mosque-poll-20100914,0,5931741.story

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Obama and the Immigration Law

It's crazy to think that with tion law in Arizona, it would affect President Obama.  In a way it can be obvious because he is the president and people expect him to make things right, but this wasn't exactly his idea, yet people are looking at him to blame when it doesn't change.  Just like with the mosque in New York, people are upset with the fact that the president is not agreeing with what they believe is to be right.  Obama's voter polls are going down, due to the fact that people are not seeing the president as sharing their values they believe he is to do as a Democratic president.

In my opinion, I believe the bill will be able to help with the immigration issues in this country. However, I do see how it may be a racial issue, because I am part Mexican, and I have the look. If I were to visit Arizona, I may become the subject in a situation I do not agree with.  But there is a big issue with illegal immigrants that needs to be taken care of.

Article from the LA Times website:
I will post when I am home it's currently not working at school.

Reflection

The mosque debate had become a big issue in the U.S., especially being so close to September 11. The fact that there is a debate at all is incredible; there shouldn’t be one at all. Our country believes in freedom of religion, therefore it should be honored by all people of the U.S. I would have to say I enjoyed learning about how other people felt with this issue and their arguments for or against it. Everyone has the right to their opinion and they all make very good points. However, I still stand by what I believe in and will not change my mind. They should build the mosque, simple as that. We should prove how good of a country we are and stand by our own words as said in the Constitution. If not, we look like hypocrites by going against something we supposedly believe in ourselves.


Sorry this was posted so late, I wasn’t sure what I was supposed to be reflection on after being absent for the class discussion. I hope I did okay, but if not I will be there next time and it will be better.
Amber