Ramiro Campos Reflection

I would like to make you aware of my very troubling experience during my interview on October 31st with Ramiro Campos. I was asked, in my opinion, an inappropriate question regarding this year’s election cycle. At this point, I tried to keep my response as neutral as possible in order to avoid potentially offending Mr. Campos. Personally, I feel like I expressed my views on the Presidential Election without addressing a specific candidate or political party. Mr. Campos simply listened and took notes as he had been throughout the interview. The real discomfort came once I was asked about the gaps in my academic performance. I responded by explaining my home life greatly influenced my grades because of two main reasons: my mother’s health and …show more content…
I continued by saying that my home life just became to crumble in front of my eyes. Mr. Campos was taken back by my response and revealed that his parents were undocumented immigrants from México and that he does not believe in the term “illegal aliens”. I clarified my response by saying that in all of my paperwork, I was classified as an illegal alien and that is the term I decide to identify myself with during that period in my life. That was the last question Mr. Campos asked. I feel my political opinions should not have influenced my chances of attending this superb school. I view my future college days as a time where I can explore different points of view and form other opinions, but after this interview and essentially getting reprimanded for my vocabulary, I felt discouraged. This is a situation that is very important to me because I accepted the term I was labeled by my government up until this past January. I aspire to be a figure that acknowledges their background and hopes to influence future generations. Not accepting what my own country called me will not give me the closure needed to surpass this issue and build from this experience. Mr. Campos’ notes may not be an accurate representation of me as an