I participated in a panel which was held at Pauling Hall 216. A speaker made a presentation about an issue of immigrants in the U.S.

Well, the speaker’s point of opinion is the U.S government should restrain immigration policy and make an effort to reduce immigrants, especially from South American countries, because the issue of overpopulation of immigrants bears upon the U.S economy, and in the near future, many social issues (supply of social security, healthe care, education, crimes, etc) are expected.
I personally disagree with the solutions which were suggested by the speaker becuase the solutions were retrogade notions in this era of globalization. It is almost impossible to avoid interactions between different ethniities and countries. In fact, many countries, especially America and other Western countries, benefit from global economy. Globalism signifies not only economic interactions or development, but golobalism also signifies aspects of cultural, ideological, and humanistic interactions and movements. Therefore, such arrogant political and economic policies should not be overlooked. It is already obsolete to think about countries in nation-level because each country politically, culturally, socially, and economically relate with each other.

CASA conference brought me a fresh different argument and critical approach, and those made me to think matters more critically. Because Soka University only has 400 students, and many students share same goals of the future, it is difficult to hear diverse (sometimes radical) opinions of others. So, it was meaningful for me to participating in CASA conference. I appreciate Prof.Aneil that he gave us the opportunity.