"You always have a spectrum within every group," Asani said. "You can't let one part of the group represent the whole spectrum."
The panel also addressed a question on the problem of enforcing the civil rights of illegal immigrants and the "gay panic" defense used in the Matthew Shepard murder trial, in which a gay college student was killed for his sexual orientation.
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S. Allen Counter, the Foundation's director, said his organization hopes to host discussions in the Houses in the future.