Andres Saenz and Matt Harshbarger
Recorded
December 6, 2023
Archived
December 6, 2023
51:17 minutes
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osb000027
Description
One Small Step conversation partners Andres Saenz (22) and Matt Harshbarger (30) sit down for a conversation about immigration, media, and their personal political perspectives.Subject Log / Time Code
Andres Saenz and Matt Harshbarger discuss why they decided to participate in a One Small Step conversation.
Matt provides insight into how joining the Army influenced his views.
Andres shares that he is a member of the Democrat party and tends to lean more to the liberal side of the political system.
Matt talks about how the McCain v. Obama presidential election was when he first started getting into politics.
Andres gives his perspective on the news media and social media, believing that there are benefits but worries about the accuracy of information.
Matt and Andres go more in depth about misinformation and the issues of social media impact on people.
Andres shares his families experience with immigration and the hardships they faced trying to gain residency within the United States.
Matt explains his perspective on patriotism believing that it has become disenfranchised.
Andres and Matt explore the topic of immigration more deeply looking at immigrant exploitation and the United States role in destabilizing countries in Central & South America.
Matt explains his position of being economically conservative.
Participants
- Andres Saenz
- Matt Harshbarger