Over the Borderline: Part Two.
The Politics of Migration.
In today’s episode, we head to the border and below to examine the root causes and circumstances that factor into immigration patterns, from economic opportunity to asylum. Max speaks with Maureen Meyer from The Washington Office on Latin America, known as WOLA, a D.C. based organization that advocates for human rights in the Americas. Meyer serves as WOLA’s Vice President for Programs, working with senior staff to develop policy priorities and strategies to advance human rights and social justice in Latin America. We’re still following the blended episodic and Phone A Friend approach for this series, so Max begins with a brief discussion about the complex nature of immigration policy and the historical relationship between the United States and Latin America.
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- WNYC: WNYC's Suds & Civics project brings political dialogue to laundromats across the NY metro area
- American Immigration Council: CBP One: An Overview
- Pew Research Center: Migrant encounters at U.S.-Mexico border hit record high at end of 2023
- Human Rights Watch: Venezuela: Events of 2023
- Migration Policy Institute: Shifting Patterns and Policies Reshape Migration to U.S.-Mexico Border in Major Ways in 2023
- The Baffler: Enigmas of Ecuador | Pablo Ospina Peralta
- WhiteHouse.gov: FACT SHEET: The United States and Central America: Honoring Our Commitments
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- Gobierno de Mêxico: México y Venezuela estrechan cooperación en materia migratoria
- El País: United States reactivates mass deportations of Venezuelans to relieve pressure on the border with Mexico
- Council on Foreign Relations: Central America’s Turbulent Northern Triangle
- Council on Foreign Relations: Climate Change and Regional Instability in Central America
- Congressional Research Service: Central American Migration: Root Causes and U.S. Policy
- Vice: The Violence Central American Migrants Are Fleeing Was Stoked by the US
- Time: Welcome to the Immigration Election
- Pew Research Center: How Americans View the Situation at the U.S.-Mexico Border, Its Causes and Consequences
- Brookings: The collapse of bipartisan immigration reform: A guide for the perplexed
- The Hill: Manchin: Failed border bill factored into decision not to run for White House
- DW News: Ecuador raid on embassy in Mexico
- Yahoo Finance:Border crisis might be boon for economy
- WOLA: Migration in the Americas: 'A root causes strategy only for Central America falls far short of addressing the type of migration we are seeing'
- Congressional Budget Office: Director’s Statement on the Budget and Economic Outlook for 2024 to 2034
- WOLA
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