Tunnel of Oppression

I visited the Tunnel of Oppression on Tuesday night, and I can say that I learned many things from it. I was actually expecting more professional-looking displays instead of posters covered in bad grammar and spelling, but the overall impression was still extremely effective.
The section concerning mental illness was eerie to me because of the taped voices. I thought that it was one of the most impacting rooms because it helped me experience what a mentally ill person might go through on a constant basis. I was frustrated and spooked by the time we went to the next room, so I cannot imagine what a schizophrenic person must go through day to day.
Next, I have to say that although the room with the graphic pictures was effective in drawing the most sympathy from everyone in my group, I cannot now remember what cause this room advocated. I remember only that the pictures were horrifying and sad and that I could only look at them for so long.
The issue of the last room perplexed me. I did not sign the petition for DREAM because I do not support illegal immigration or the Supreme Court case of Plyler vs. Doe, which states that the US cannot deny free public education to children who are in the US illegally. However, one of my best friends is Canadian and each of his family members are now American citizens. Because the government made a glitch in his paperwork, my friend is unable to obtain citizenship. He has lived in America almost all of his life, but he has yet to be able to obtain a driver's license or job. He is returning to Canada to finish college in the fall because he cannot receive financial aid here. Obviously I should have raced to sign the DREAM petition on behalf of people like my friend, yet I was unsure of the "fine print" that I might accidentally overlook. I voiced my concern at the debriefing at the end of the tunnel, and they encouraged me to do more research.
Lastly, I have to conclude by saying that the room that impacted me the most was the section on sex trafficking. The use of "decorations" in the room was powerful and horrifying. This room contained more of the professionalism or "wow effect" that I guess I expected to find throughout the entire tunnel. As a side note, one girl I was with did not seem to recognize what the latex objects were that hung from the ceiling, so the room did not effect her as much. I do not really think that anything should have been done differently to make it more obvious what they represented, but it did make me laugh after the fact.