Two podcast hosts discuss the influence of their immigrant parents on their lives and how it connects them to others with similar experiences.
The guest shares the importance of immigrants learning the language of their host country, not only for their own success and integration, but also for the success of the country as a whole. The Netherlands’ successful language adoption policy is highlighted as an example.
The strict rules and laws in America provide protection for individual's property and give them the potential to create something interesting or unique, but many immigrants don't take advantage of this opportunity.
The process of obtaining legal residency in a foreign country can be challenging and requires jumping through many hoops. This can often complicate plans for living in another country.
Countries like Sweden and Finland have specified the number of folks they can accept who are uneducated or don't speak the language for their compassion-based immigration program. Admitting immigrants based on skills the country actually needs is more important than bringing in people who are net dependents on the government.
A Times investigation has discovered that migrant children are working in hazardous jobs around the United States, such as in slaughterhouses and factories, making products for major American brands, a violation of child labor laws. Many of these children have suffered injuries from industrial machines, falls from buildings and other workplace accidents.
Progressives idealize small town family life, which is actually being lived by immigrants in urban areas. Prohibition caused a rise in violence that also angered progressives.
This transcript discusses the bureaucratic nightmare that is the US immigration system and argues that limiting the number of visas is only hurting the country in the long run.
A lot of GOP voters view illegal immigration as a way for Democrats to gain votes. The rejection of free trade with China and political correctness, as well as a pro-worker message, led to Trump's election.
The speaker discusses the various methods and costs of crossing the border illegally, as well as the presence of indentured slavery in the US.
Mary Gay Scanlon, a Democratic representative from Pennsylvania, speaks out against false claims suggesting that migrant families seeking asylum are the source of the fentanyl epidemic. She cites data showing that there is only a small percentage of fentanyl seized by Border Patrol agents and virtually none seized from migrants seeking asylum.
The speaker explains that he finds it easier to connect with immigrants than non-immigrant whites because there appears to be a "coldness" with the latter group, which makes it difficult for him to date someone whose family has been in America for generations.
Heidi shares her experience of moving from Germany to Provo, Utah with her first husband in 1958, and dealing with creepy phone calls while working in a bar.
The speaker describes the positive effects of economic and societal integration between nations on attitudes toward other cultures. Additionally, the problematic argumentative nature of criticizing other cultures for not assimilating quickly enough or for treating their minorities too harshly is criticized.
In the 19th century, immigrants in the North were treated poorly, working in terrible conditions and not allowed to be educated, leading to illness and death. These issues were hotly debated at the time, similar to debates we still face today.
The Coast Guard has seized 11 undocumented men after their boat sank and they were found on a separate boat. It is unclear at this time what caused the sinking and who owned the vessel that went down.
