During my internship at RAICES, I enjoyed delving into my passion for immigration justice. Particularly through my last project, where I created a simulation of the asylum-seeking experience, I was able to learn about how much injustice continues to exist in the American immigration system. These are human rights violations that most people never even become aware of, and I hope to change that. In order to understand why migration occurs, I think that it’s crucial to learn about the political and human rights situations in regions across the world. At Princeton, I want to see more educational opportunities—courses and events—that allow students to learn more about human rights issues in our country and across the world.
On campus, I’ve been involved with the Religion and Resettlement Project and the Asylum Project, which do important work in immigration justice. Beyond these extracurricular opportunities, I hope to expand my own educational involvement with immigration justice by taking more globally-minded courses and attending more speaker events that allow me to learn more about what needs to change and how this change can be enacted.
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I’m excited to see how you bring your experiences working with a large nonprofit to Princeton’s Religion and Resettlement Project and the Asylum Project! It’s clear that your experience this summer has really made an impact on you in inspiring a deeper exploration of human rights violations from different perspectives.
Your internship and simulation sound so fascinating! It’s awesome that you’re hoping to spread awareness of immigration injustices.