In today’s episode, we head to the border and below to examine the root causes and circumstances that factor into immigration patterns, from economic opportunity to asylum. Max speaks with Maureen Meyer from The Washington Office on Latin America, known as WOLA, a D.C. based organization that advocates for human rights in the Americas. Meyer serves as WOLA’s Vice President for Programs, working with senior staff to develop policy priorities and strategies to advance human rights and social justice in Latin America. We’re still following the blended episodic and Phone A Friend approach for this series, so Max begins with a brief discussion about the complex nature of immigration policy and the historical relationship between the United States and Latin America.
Chapters
Intro: 00:00:36
Episode Section: 00:03:30
Interview: 00:21:20
Resources
WNYC: WNYC's Suds & Civics project brings political dialogue to laundromats across the NY metro area
American Immigration Council: CBP One: An Overview
Pew Research Center: Migrant encounters at U.S.-Mexico border hit record high at end of 2023
Human Rights Watch: Venezuela: Events of 2023
Migration Policy Institute: Shifting Patterns and Policies Reshape Migration to U.S.-Mexico Border in Major Ways in 2023
The Baffler: Enigmas of Ecuador | Pablo Ospina Peralta
WhiteHouse.gov: FACT SHEET: The United States and Central America: Honoring Our Commitments
Forbes: 2024: A New Age For Venezuela-U.S. Relations
Gobierno de Mêxico: México y Venezuela estrechan cooperación en materia migratoria
El País: United States reactivates mass deportations of Venezuelans to relieve pressure on the border with Mexico
Council on Foreign Relations: Central America’s Turbulent Northern Triangle
Council on Foreign Relations: Climate Change and Regional Instability in Central America
Congressional Research Service: Central American Migration: Root Causes and U.S. Policy
Vice: The Violence Central American Migrants Are Fleeing Was Stoked by the US
Time: Welcome to the Immigration Election
Pew Research Center: How Americans View the Situation at the U.S.-Mexico Border, Its Causes and Consequences
Brookings: The collapse of bipartisan immigration reform: A guide for the perplexed
The Hill: Manchin: Failed border bill factored into decision not to run for White House
DW News: Ecuador raid on embassy in Mexico
Yahoo Finance:Border crisis might be boon for economy
WOLA: Migration in the Americas: 'A root causes strategy only for Central America falls far short of addressing the type of migration we are seeing'
Congressional Budget Office: Director’s Statement on the Budget and Economic Outlook for 2024 to 2034
WOLA
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