Over the Borderline.
An Introduction.
This is the brief introduction to our series “Over the Borderline” where we update our reporting on immigration and the border crisis to examine the myriad moving parts of this hot button topic. The series kicks off this weekend with a look at the current crisis facing New York City with busloads of migrants continually flowing into the city on a daily basis and stretching city services to their limits. Then we’ll head south of the border to examine the root causes of mass migration from economic and political perspectives. In this introduction we set the table for the discussion going forward and speak to the highly charged political nature of immigration and how it’s playing out in the presidential election cycle.
Show Notes
Clips
Episode Timestamp + Link | Clip Link
- 00:00:02 | The Godfather: I Believe In America
- 00:00:04 | CNN: Trump pledges to build a wall
- 00:00:16 | Cascade PBS: LBJ Remarks on the Signing of the 1965 Immigration & Nationality Act
- 00:00:31 | President Reagan's Remarks on Immigrants - January 19, 1989
- 00:01:24 | Bill Clinton on Illegal Immigration at 1995 State of the Union
- 00:01:34 | Associated Press: Pres. Bush Pushes for Immigration Reform
- 00:02:06 | CNN: Obama unveils new immigration plan
- 00:02:17 | The Telegraph: Fury as Donald Trump says immigrants ‘poison blood’ of US
- 00:02:36 | Face the Nation: Watch: Biden speaks in Texas about U.S. border policy
Resources
- U.S. Government Accountability Office: U.S. Immigration Courts See a Significant and Growing Backlog
- Associated Press: With beds scarce and winter bearing down, a tent camp grows outside NYC’s largest migrant shelter
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