Unpacking Title 42 with Thomas Saenz
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast
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What Are Your Assumptions About Immigrants?
I think it also comes down to this sort of assumption. Well, theres i mean, there's obviously this intense and inescapable set of racial assumptions in xenephobia like that. But when they actually get a chance, like the folks you've mentioned, who work with these migrants, there's much greater sympathy and understanding because at bottom, these are common human impulses. Human beings crave family. When you stay in your home country, you're going to be with an broader family than just your immediate family. And people crave stability. So if they were able to have a stable, family centred existence where they are, most people would choose that. Nobody's choosing
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