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Illegal immigrants should not be thrown out. If that were the case, wouldn't we all have to be thrown out because mostly every single person here in America doesn't belong. The native Americans were here before the people from Europe and abroad 'founded' this land. They killed the natives, enslaved them, and worse just to get this land. Most of us have origins in other countries. Illegal immigrants usually are fleeing from someone or something. They need a safe place to live and America just happens to be the spot they came to. If the shoe was on the other foot, we'd expect Canada or Europe to let us live there. Why should it be any different for a Mexican, Islam, or Pakistani person?

Fear is the made up emotion from our brains. It is within all animals to keep from harm. It is a basic survival mechanism. For example, if an animal (humans are animals too) is confronted by bear about to attack, all animals run or fight for self preservation. Humans do not stare at it and replace our fearful thoughts with positive ones. Humans always run away or fight. Humans do not have to fight anymore, but still have the fight or flight mechanism. Unfortunately, people still experience the anxiety and panic of the fight or flight emotions today even though our environment is safe from deadly threats.

I think progress can be achieved when you go beyond your comfort zone. And the process of doing something beyond your level of expertise or knowledge is always associated with fear and thus preventing us to move further. This what makes fear an enemy of progress. However, as they said, nothing in this life is free so work hard to face your fear in order for you to get what you want which in this case is beyond of your comfort zone. I was once a person who has a huge fear with dealing something new in my life but I tried to face it and I did. When I was in my final year in college, I decided that I want to make a research in the field of quantum chemistry and physics but I was so afraid that I may fail which could prevent me from graduating. However, I said to myself that I will never learn and grow in my career if I will let fear hold me so I tried to do the research that I really want and passed the final defense and I graduated with a degree in chemistry. Aside from achieving my main goals which are to pass the thesis defense and also to graduate, I had even given the chance to participate in many research congress and fortunately I won. This is an amazing progress and this wouldn't be possible if I did not face my fear.

Tell that to those people suffering from anxiety, delusion, and other illnesses. Sometimes, you can't control fear because it's no longer a state of mind. It's what kind of DNAs you have accumulated since you were born. Some scientist said that water can store memories. I guess, from the past, when our ancestors were busy being slaughtered by predators, their memories (DNA) were washed away, evaporated in the air and being recycled to be poured down in a pregnant mother's cup, and maybe, the baby who gets it must be the chosen high-spirited one, or maybe the karma one. Thankfully, there are meds today that counters that.

If you relate to fear as enemy to be defeated, you are averse to fear and become a tragic irony of feeding the phenomena you are scared of. Fear has saved your life and is not an enemy although certainly a barrier at times.