This week is a flashback. Yes, that means re-run but there’s a good reason for it as we covered in Show Notes. We’re bringing back our episode titled Immigration Nation to refresh crucial misconceptions around migration so we can update certain data points and troubling trends. In the weeks to come we’re digging back into the border crisis as it has become one of the central talking points in the upcoming election. Plus, a great deal has changed south of the U.S. border that needs to be incorporated into our understanding of migration patterns, foreign policy and current legislative agendas in D.C. It’s a hot fucking mess that we’re going to untangle one thread at a time.

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:13

Chapter One: 00:05:52

Chapter Two: 00:11:11

Chapter Three: 00:16:43

Chapter Four: 00:23:25

Chapter Five: 00:29:20

Post Show Musings: 00:34:18

Outro: 00:46:28

Resources

BBC News: How many Ukrainians have fled their homes and where have they gone?

The Intercept: As Immigration Plummeted, Conservatives Falsely Accused Biden of Fueling a Crisis

OECD Statistics: Net Migration

National Immigration Law Center: Overview of Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Programs

Marketplace: Undocumented immigrants quietly pay billions into Social Security and receive no benefits

Congress.gov: H.R.3355 - Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

Legal Information Institute: Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act

The Atlantic: Bill Clinton Owes My Father an Apology

Pew Research Center: Most Cuban American voters identify as Republican in 2020

Pew Research Center: The Hispanic Vote in Presidential Elections,
1980-2012

International Policy Digest: U.S. Agriculture is in Crisis

The New York Times: Fleeing War in Ukraine, They’re Met With Employers Offering Paychecks

Schoolhouse Rock: The Great American Melting Pot

Book Love

Howard Zinn: A People's History of the United States

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