The Rational Middle

Theresa Cardinal Brown, director of immigration and cross-border policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center, explains the challenges of attaining bipartisan change in Washington, D.C. on issues, including immigration.

Jorge Lima, Senior VP of Policy at Americans for Prosperity shares a vision for immigration in America which turns the narrative of the conservative approach to immigration reform on its head.

Daniel Okrent, the first public editor of The New York Times newspaper and an writer, discusses the inspiration for and resulting research of his book "The Guarded Gate: Bigotry, Eugenics and the Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of America"

National Immigration Forum executive director Ali Noorani sits down with host Chris Lyon to discuss how the administration has changed the implementation of the asylum system to make it harder to make an effective claim and how political rhetoric contributed to the creation of the caravans that have flooded the system.

Wendy Cervantes is director of immigration and immigrant families at the Center for Law and Social Policy where she works to develop and advocate for policies that support low-income immigrants and their families. Host Gregory Kallenberg sat down with Wendy to discuss the rights that these children have and what gaps, risks, and trauma exist due to their status or the status of their family members.

Andrew Lim, Director of Quantitative Research at New American Economy, shares data with host Loren Steffy about how immigrant workers — both documented and undocumented — are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States.

Bryan Caplan, Professor of Economics at George Mason University and New York Times Bestselling author of the book Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration speaks with host Loren Steffy about the divisive concept of open borders.

Jim Baron is a 25-year veteran of the restaurant industry and CEO of Mesa SW Restaurants based in Dallas. He is a member of the Texans for Economic Growth Coalition which is committed to promoting common-sense immigration reforms that strengthen the economy.

Chelsie is an organizer and coalition builder for New American Economy, which mobilizes and engages business leaders and community leaders on immigration issues through the lens of the positive economic impact immigrants have on the economy. We discuss what that new economy looks like and how we can ensure that immigrants, regardless of their current status, can participate to the fullest.

Host Loren Steffy and Stephen Klineberg, founding director of The Kinder Institute for Urban Research, explore the changing demographic trends in Houston and what America can learn from the challenges and opportunities present in the country's fastest growing city.