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Episode 185: Nativism in Media (Part II) - The Artificial Cold War Distinction Between 'Migrants' and 'Refugees'

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The Importance of Dreamers

The idea of an economic migrant assumes that the economy that they are moving from is a capitalist one and therefore a just one. This was exemplified in 2001 introduction of the development relief and education for Alien Miners Act, otherwise known as the dream act. In 2012, Barack Obama introduced Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA. The White House claimed it would stop punishing innocent young people brought to the country through no fault of their own by their parents.

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