TO THE EDITOR:
I have to ask why Ms. Migliara doesn’t think discussing immigration during Holi is inappropriate, because her argument doesn’t make sense. Does she think that without immigration, UNC would host a Holi event at all? How can you talk about a Holi celebration in North Carolina and not talk about immigration?
Other than that, the idea that our lives are divided up into political and apolitical times is silly. Politics are, among many other things, a collective discussion of our values. Values are not easily compartmentalized. In regards to Patel’s column, those are his values and he can discuss them any time he wants.
Migliara should also refrain from using the slur illegal alien. It’s not legally accurate. There are a variety of ways people can end up without legal status and wrongly implies that they committed a crime.
Domenic Powell ‘10
