This episode we have two special guests, journalist and reporter Melissa Noel and Carl Lipscombe, policy and legal manager at the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI). On this election day 2016, we get into both candidates lack of addressing diversity in the immigration debate. We talk about the criminalization of black immigrants as identified in the BAJI report as well as the problems with citizenship as a means of real reform. We cover a wide range of issues that affect marginalized immigrants daily and debate the merits of the American born Black vs Black immigrant beef and if it’s real or not. Enjoy.

Melissa's article:http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-presidential-debates/debate-fails-address-diverse-issues-immigration-n669276

For the report go to: http://www.stateofblackimmigrants.com/

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