Being a topic I had been interested in previously, I enjoyed Rich Brown’s presentation. As someone who likes history and politics, the “forces” behind modern issues like immigration really put a lot into perspective for me. If you realized what causes these issues you should be able to prevent them, but particularly the United States seems good at repeating itself. The presentation mainly concerned human rights, war, and globalization which are all major Global studies themes. These are also three major forces behind immigration to the United States with asylum seekers and refugees escaping the conflict. Rich mentioned businesses like United Fruit and Exxon expanding into Latin America and making sure governments prioritize business over their own people. It bothers me that a lot of people assume that immigrants just come to our country for money. I’m sure a lot of immigrants want employment but to say every immigrant has the same motives is just ignorant. As I said at the end of the presentation, each country has a nuanced and unique history,  an immigrant from Honduras does not have the exact mindset of an immigrant from Guatemala though. One similarity, however, that pops up between many Latin American countries is the U.S interfering with their governments for profit or resources. That is why the “immigrants are going to steal our jobs” rhetoric is so ironic considering the U.S installed and corrupted governments, preventing a lot of working-class people from making a decent living. It’s not even pulling the wool over our eyes if I can research CIA interventions in Latin America for a school project. If most Latin Americans had access to this information they probably wouldn't risk the treacherous journey to America, but compared to what to they experience, it might be the lesser of two evils. The Marshall project videos seemed to present this idea with a lot of organizers still optimistic in the American dream. Overall, I think this presentation and the Marshall Project helps lessen the dissociation between the struggles of immigrants and the impact the U.S has on the world.