Immigration Reflection

I’m interested in attending this seminar because the topic of immigration is heavily intertwined with Spanish language speakers. In my semester in Ecuador, I had some significant conversations with friends trying to obtain visas to the United States. One of my study abroad directors has a son that lives in the US and cannot even obtain a visa to simply visit him. I believe that immigration is a complex topic more about injustices than the number of people entering the US. My good friend from high school just gained her citizenship after living in the US since she was three years old. My various personal connections with immigrants cause my high level of investment in the topic. I believe this seminar would give me a broader understanding of
immigration that would go beyond my personal, emotional investments and lead me to be a better-informed citizen. Furthermore, as a Spanish major, I believe a broader understanding of immigration will help me empathize more with the diverse people I hope to work with in the future.