First They Came for the Immigrants is a new podcast!  Immigrants and asylum seekers are under attack in the U.S. and so is our democracy. Join Virginia Raymond and experts for straight talk about immigration policy and history, their effects on the lives of real people, and what we can do about it.

Show Notes:

Books referenced by Virginia:

Cristina Salinas – Managed Migrations: Growers, Farmworkers, and Border Enforcement in the Twentieth Century https://utpress.utexas.edu/books/salinas-managed-migrations

Erwin Chemerinsky – Closing the Courthouse Door: How Your Constitutional Rights Became Unenforceable https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300211580/closing-courthouse-door

Organizations referenced by Virginia:

El Paso Anti-Deportation Squad

Rio Grande International Study Center: https://rgisc.org

Grassroots Leadership: https://grassrootsleadership.org/

Texas RioGrande Legal Aide: https://www.trla.org

Justice for our Neighbors: https://njfon.org

American Gateways: https://www.americangateways.org/

Raices: https://www.raicestexas.org/

Workers Defense Project: https://www.workersdefense.org/

San Antonio Interfaith Coalition: https://interfaithwelcomecoalition.org

Angry Tias and Abuelas of the Rio Grande Valley: https://www.angrytiasandabuelas.com/mission-index-impact