The Border is Relative

We went on the trip with biases from reading articles and talking to people directly related to the border. Of course I feel a sense of urgency to change the border situation, but when I talk to my family or friends the side of the border that we left behind on the trip, the Middle America mindset comes back into play. The opinion that “they’re stealing jobs” and “not paying taxes” seems to pop up in every conversation I have concerning the border. Rhetoric Americans hear from mainstream media creates fear in immigration and only focuses on the negative aspects of the topic, thus creating a culture of hate towards immigration altogether. I think one thing that the mainstream media coverage doesn’t explain is that the border is just a place, just like any other other, and that the issues that are present are not set in stone; the are changeable just like the laws that keep people from crossing legally. I think the bias that most people believe in the US is due to a need for the fear, to keep people feeling unsafe and needing someone to protect them.