Debate Day Yay

Today was our debate on immigration. It was interesting to hear different points of views and ultimately, I really don't know what side I'm on. On one hand, I think the immigrants are treated poorly and that the current situation that they have to deal with (like detention centers, and long waits, and really no certainty that America will offer them safety) is obviously not working, however, I can't really think of a solution that would involve background checks and making sure we were letting in good people that could also work quickly. I learned lots of things today, such as immigrants seeking asylum in the United States have to go back to Mexico until their court hearing even though they used to be allowed in the US and were even able to gain a work permit. Another thing I learned was that asylum seekers are "metered", meaning the US only allows in about 30 a day. The third thing that I learned was that under Obama's administration, people leaving their countries because of gang violence or domestic violence qualified for asylum. Trump took this qualification away, which is very unfair in my opinion because I believe that if someone is facing so much domestic violence or gang violence that they make the long journey up to the US, then they are just as deserving of asylum as someone who is facing religious persecution or other forms of persecution. A person who I thought did a good job of speaking was Colin. Even though I didn't entirely agree with all of his opinions, I agreed with him on his opinion of how there is so much biased news that unless we really experience what its like at the border, we may never know the full story. One of the key issues that I thought really related to our debate was "why do people migrate". People migrate because of push factors, pull factors, and sometimes both. Push factors that could force someone to migrate are also the things that qualify you for asylum in the United States, such as religious persecution, race, social groups, and political beliefs.