Journal #15

After reading this short essay, I disagreed about most of her views. I believe we need an adequate border protection in order to keep our country safe. She is also very sympathetic for immigrants, but she neglects the major drug trafficking that comes with sneaking across the border. This is a major aspect of the whole immigration issue and it bothered me that she neglected that because of all the violence the drug trade brings and the innocent death toll that comes with it. But on the other hand, I'm a major advocate of our constitutional rights and our protections from federal police agencies. When I read about stories of police brutality, it sickens and scares me. I hate it because it is a complete abuse of power and I feel like there is nothing we can really do to protect ourselves from them. I think it is alarming when she describes our police state because it is everything we stand against. We love our personal freedom and I saw that she did too, but then her perspectives turned sour as she played down the importance of borders. Her essay is interesting and does make you think about our current issues with borders and police.