I found the podcast about Whistleblowers by Giana, AJ, and Jaclyn very interesting. One thing that stood out to me was how these companies and corporations have so many avenues in which they can punish someone for telling the truth and try to silence them before they can. I also did not expect the fact that whistleblowers are able to receive compensation from companies. I would assume that they would have to do the opposite. #so360

I think that Vanessa, Allison, and Emma's podcast about government surveillance in Mexico was very insightful. I was unaware that in Mexico, the citizens might not be as protected from the implications of surveillance as we are here in America. I also did not think about drones and how that effects the surveillance that is used over the citizens of Mexico, and how it can be misused. #so360

@user2004 This is very valid. Because the government tries to control what journalists can publish and what gets out about the government, we know that there are things the government does not want us to know. #so360

@user2004 I completely agree with you. Being a journalist can be very dangerous because of these privacy concerns. You can also be targeted if you know things that the government does not want you to publish. #so360

Filming the police is a positive thing. Although many police are good people and deserve to be trusted, there are still some who don't follow rules and use their power over citizens in a negative light. Filming also helps in cases when everything during an arrest needs to be known and can be used in court. #so360

@c_m3002 I agree. Blatantly, not telling us what is going on or what is being done with our data does not protect us against our fears. #so360

Why did it take a whistleblower like Snowden for Americans to see how much surveillance has progressed within society? Have we ever figured out what the government was doing with our data without Snowden? Do people really not appreciate journalists? I know I do for being real and exposing what needs to be exposed. #so360

@user1206 I have also wondered about this. Why were these measures not a thing before such a tragedy? Are they using the deaths of thousands of citizens to facilitate their reasons for harmful surveillance? #so360

@anonymouse11 I completely agree with how out-of-touch and complicated our legal system is. I also agree with how knowledgeable the people that Asad interviewed are. After reading this, I feel I know nothing about the legal system. #so360

@user1206 I agree. I feel like parts of the immigration and legalization process are so far gone that there is no fixing it. Which is extremely sad considering the massive number of people affected by this. #so360

Another interesting part of this chapter is when Asad mentions that just because immigrants become legal does not solve all their problems. This is important because it helps us understand why immigrants are so hesitant about becoming legal. If it solved all of their problems, they would do it immediately. But because it doesn't, it is more complicated than that. #so360

Something interesting to me was how Mónica mentioned that her youngest child had autism. This was interesting to me because having a child with autism is hard enough as a U.S. citizen. How do these immigrant families still do their best to avoid surveillance while also needing special doctors and therapies for their children? Can they do it, or do they have to give up the separation to give their child a happy life? #so360

@user1206 This is such a good comparison. Everyone has a problem with how the CPS system fails kids, yet there is no problem with how the legal immigration system fails immigrants. #so360

@lifsa19 I feel the same way. I also think that if we hold immigrants to that, we should also hold other citizens accountable. It's not just immigrants that make bad decisions and hurt our country. So why don't we have everyone prove that they are in the country for good reasons? #so360

Also, in this chapter, it was again mentioned that immigrants do not want to be a burden to the government. I find this interesting because I was unaware that they thought of themselves as a burden and actually took steps to avoid being a burden. Somehow, people still see them as a burden though. I just think that this relationship dynamic is very unique and complex. #so360

I thought it was very interesting that in this chapter, Maite researched the rights that were provided to immigrants. I thought this was interesting because some citizens of the United States don't know that we provide rights to immigrants and think that is why they do not belong in the country. #so360

@aps1019 I agree, but I also feel like this is such a hard topic to manage. Deciding on how illegal immigrants should be paid and treated should be a no-brainer, but because they are not citizens, they don't have as much protection as us, so people think they can take advantage of them.

@cb22bu This is something I found interesting, too. I understand that it makes it so only legal citizens can receive aid from the government, but I agree that it is terrible that children can be refused help just because they are not documented citizens. #so360

Something I found interesting was when Samuel and Selena corrected Asad by saying that only their children received aid from the government. I think this is important because, a lot of the time, people will argue that immigrants take resources away from American citizens. However, their children were born in America and are citizens, meaning that nothing has been taken away from any other American citizen. I just found it interesting. #so360

One thing I found interesting about this chapter was during Selena and Samuel's story when Selena said she didn't want to "burden the government" by signing up for programs that could help her and her children. I have never thought about these programs as a burden to the government so it just seemed like an interesting way to think about it. #so360