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Immigration Classroom Discussion-J1

Immigration Class Discussion





After the current events quiz #4. There was a question about immigration. The question was asking what was happening to the teenage immigrant  camps/shelters. We started talking about how news reporters were finally able to see the shelters. Many people raised their hands to discuss the conditions and their moral policy on immigration.

We all agreed that the United States had a problem with the border. But, some of us disagreed on how we should handle it. People like me said make it easier to come in legally so people wouldn't have to come illegally to escape vast poverty, drugs and violence, and oppressive governments. Others stated we should have much more border control(building the wall, increased amount of border control agents,and you get sent back if you came illegally).  We had fierce debate back and forth with each other and it was great to hear both sides.

The class still had one more thing to say about immigration. We talked about the immigration problem in class. Many people stated their opinions once again. I could see the concern in everyone's eyes and the understanding that had to take place in listening to others opinions. I made a comment on how the media often blows both sides of the debate up. Fox News will say “The immigrants are killing people at rapid rates!!!!” and we should all also know that isn't true. MSNBC will say “ Immigrants don’t do any crime” so I often don’t listen to mainstream media, because they spew that kind of garbage on a daily basis.  This was a great class discussion . Thank you for reading

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