Class Disscusion

Today in class we continued to listen to a podcast about asylum in terms of immigration. Asylum is granted to people in need of a safer, more secure environment out of their home country. In order to be given the right of asylum in the Untied States, the government looks and  takes account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. One of the points discussed in the podcast, was the new category put in place by Obama. This new category was domestic violence, mainly pertaining to woman. This was taken away by President Trump. I know everyones noses came out with steam when hearing this. By stating that he was taking away this category people immediately assume that means that Trump doesn't care about our countries recent issue of domestic violence. Domestic violence is a very awful thing that I would never wish on anyone. The mental and physical scarring left with you till the day you pass is something most of us can't comprehend. This being said it has to do with people. The country you are living in doesn't give a person the impression that placing your hands on a woman with the intention of harm is okay. If we are giving asylum to anyone who has accusations of domestic violence where do we draw the line? How do we know which cases are legitimate? The United States itself is struggling with this issue, with countless woman marches and protest against the discriminatory behavior of men towards woman. It was great to see everyones point of view on the various topics, but it just didn't seem right how whenever someone hears the name Trump its immediately a bad connotation. After hearing what Colin said about a compromise and taking both extremes to a solution was quite interesting. Also at the same time taking both extremes and people with opposing views and have them come to agreement is unrealistic. As ideal as it sounds, our county feeds off controversy and stubbornness. I don't consider my self a very strong conservative although I agree with most points behind the political views. I chose to look at it both ways and see how someone else is thinking. I think a few classmates had a hard time with someone else telling them to look at the situation in a new prospective. I also don't agree with anyone telling someone that their opinion is the correct or right opinion. It is an opinion for a reason. I wish more people would've given their input although many people participated. Overall I would do this again, but I would sit back and just listen.