Crossing The Line: US Immigration Policy

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Mike talks with educator, researcher, and writer Sarah Towle about her latest book, Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands.

Topics Mike and Sarah Discuss Include:

- the historical roots of our current immigration issues

- the connection between trade policy and immigration

- why prevention through deterrence hasn’t worked

- if “remain in Mexico” is a viable approach to asylum seekers

- immigrants, crime, and American jobs

- helping border communities cope with the flow of migrants

- what a more efficient, effective, and humane border policy might look like

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