Race, Religion and Politics in Relationships: Can we talk?

In part one of a series on race, religion and politics in relationships, Agnes and Ryan talk about why couples and families avoid these topics and how they keep the peace. Agnes explains her view of legal immigration, ESTA travel authorization and her own immigration vetting, Ryan describes early jobs as an immigrant, and they discuss campaign ads, little-known local candidates, and conditions in New York City.

Takeaways

• Many couples with different political or religious views choose to protect the relationship by agreeing not to argue about them.
• Winning a political argument with someone close to you rarely changes anything, so decide whether it is worth the damage to the relationship.
• Look into local candidates well before election season, since many are unknown to voters until the ads start.

Chapters

• 0:00 StreamYard and where to watch
• 2:38 Finances, religion and politics as forbidden topics
• 5:43 Immigration and the so-called open border
• 8:55 Agnes's own immigration process
• 11:03 DACA and being an asset to a new country
• 13:40 Ryan's early jobs as an immigrant
• 16:13 Keeping the relationship above the argument
• 20:23 Immigrants with mixed views on newcomers
• 22:27 Social issues and a return to old debates
• 28:13 Campaign ads and little-known candidates
• 32:25 Conditions in New York City
• 39:13 Question from a viewer and next week

Conversation and opinion, not medical, legal, tax or financial advice.