Consider This from NPR

The 'Chinese Exclusion Era' shows how Trump's mass deportation plan could unfold


Listen Later

Donald Trump promises to deport millions of unauthorized immigrants once he returns to the White House. If he follows through, the scale of it would be unlike anything we've seen in our lifetimes.

Many supporters of Trump's mass deportation agenda say expelling unauthorized immigrants will help the US economy. But a look back at America's first major immigration crackdown suggests otherwise.

On this episode, host Adrian Ma and his colleagues from NPR's The Indicator podcast look at that immigration crackdown during the 'Chinese Exclusion Era,' and the economic impact it had on the West.

For a deeper dive into the economic history of the Chinese Exclusion Era, check out the latest installments of Planet Money's newsletter. In Part One, NPR's Greg Rosalsky covers the economic circumstances that led to a populist anti-Chinese movement. In Part Two, he explains the ways (both legal and extralegal) that movement succeeded in driving Chinese immigrants away from the U.S. and the economic fallout that ensued.

For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

Email us at [email protected].

Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NPR Privacy Policy
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Consider This from NPRBy NPR

  • 4.1
  • 4.1
  • 4.1
  • 4.1
  • 4.1

4.1

5,398 ratings


More shows like Consider This from NPR

View all
NPR News Now by NPR

NPR News Now

14,157 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,152 Listeners

The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

The NPR Politics Podcast

25,764 Listeners

Pod Save America by Crooked Media

Pod Save America

86,253 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

111,165 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

55,956 Listeners

The Indicator from Planet Money by NPR

The Indicator from Planet Money

9,535 Listeners

Today, Explained by Vox

Today, Explained

10,092 Listeners

What Next | Daily News and Analysis by Slate Podcasts

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

2,402 Listeners

Post Reports by The Washington Post

Post Reports

5,421 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

15,937 Listeners

Short Wave by NPR

Short Wave

6,246 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

15,281 Listeners

State of the World from NPR by NPR

State of the World from NPR

409 Listeners

Trump's Terms by NPR

Trump's Terms

376 Listeners