Immigration and Family Separation

Immigration and Family Separation

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Immigration and Family Separation, Class Notes from A.D. 370, Ketchup: The Perfect American Condiment

Episode: Immigration and Family Separation, Class Notes from A.D. 370, Ketchup: The Perfect American Condiment

  • Jun 20, 2018 11:00 pm
  • 17:29 mins

Guest: Sarah Pierce, Policy Analyst, US Immigration Program, Migration Policy Institute US immigration policy is Top of Mind today. President Trump has just signed an executive order to end the forced separation of migrant families at the US-Mexico border. It’s quite a reversal after days of defending the policy and blaming Democrats for bad immigration laws that forced his hand. Since early May, 2,342 children have been separated from their parents after crossing the southern US border, according to the Department of Homeland Security.