Diversity Event Reflection Blog

I believe last week's diversity event was not just fun, but also extremely informational. It brought us together as a community in a way that helped us understand each other on a much more personal level. This is especially true when we are faced with issues that divide us on political, and even religious lines. One such question that I felt divided the group was the one that dealt with immigration raising taxes (I think that's what the question was directed at, but I can't remember it explicitly). When looking at this issue, almost all of us immediately jumped to illegal immigration, but I found it permissible to view the question on two front. The first being that any immigrant coming into our borders will cost the country money and raise our taxes. That being said, I view legal immigration as something that we should support, being that we are America (The melting pot of the world), even if that does mean that our debt and taxes are raised. On the other hand, I do not feel the same way about illegal immigration. My opinion holds that if our taxes are going to be raised by an immigrant's entrance into the country, then they should also bear the burden of that tax, which an illegal does not. Perhaps this is just me rambling about politics, but I found it funny that almost everyone in the group only saw the issue of illegal immigration, without ever acknowledging that legal immigration costs us money as well.